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Dean Cain, this week, claimed that he once faced serious sexual harassment on the set of « Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. »
The 58-year-old, who played Superman in the 1990s series, told Variety: « I could have had the biggest sexual harassment lawsuit in Hollywood history. »
Cain didn’t elaborate on the alleged harassment, but Variety reported that it took a toll on his relationship with his then-volleyball star girlfriend Gabrielle Reece.
« There were always murmurs, » Variety added of the harassment allegations, noting that the show ended abruptly after the fourth season on a cliffhanger when Cain was set to direct several episodes, which « evaporated. »
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Dean Cain this week said that he once faced serious sexual harassment on the set of « Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. » (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Associated Television International)
Cain added that « Lois & Clark » was quite risqué, but he loved working with co-star Teri Hatcher.
« Teri Hatcher and I were making out all the time in beds, half clothes on, half off, » he said of working with Hatcher, who played Lois Lane in the 1993 to 1997 series.
« Teri was the best Lois Lane of all time, in my opinion, » he added. « She just drove the show. »
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Cain said, though, that he didn’t mind being focused on as a sex symbol.
Dean Cain in his Superman costume on « Lois & Clark. » (Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
« Any guy who tells you he feels bad being objectified, I mean, really? Come on, » he said. « It’s a wonderful compliment. »
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The actor, who once had a brief foray into professional football before his acting days, said « Lois & Clark » was « more money than I had ever seen in my life. »
« My entire contract for the Buffalo Bills was equal to a couple episodes of ‘Lois & Clark,’ » he added.
But the work week was exhausting, beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday and finishing at 7 a.m. on Saturday, he said.
Dean Cain as Superman with co-star Teri Hatcher in a promotional shot for « Lois & Clark. » (Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
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« We called it Fraturday! » Cain joked. « There was no time to work out, because they couldn’t give me a workout clause, because then they’d have to for every other star and then it sets precedent for Warner Bros. That’s why I haven’t done a series since. It feels like suffocating. You feel claustrophobic. »
He also said he didn’t get all the pay he deserved.
« I didn’t know enough back then about residuals, » he explained, before alleging: « Warner Bros. buries the bodies deep and makes it look like it’s lost money. There’s no possible way. But I should have sued.
« George Clooney did it. He sued on ‘ER’ and got a big payout for his participation. I was advised not to because ‘You don’t want to bite the hand that feeds you.’ »
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Warner Brothers and Cain for comment.
