DEADLINE: Days of our Lives Misconduct Investigation Against Co-EP Albert Alarr

[DaytimeFan]

No. Baseless internet rumour. 

[Vee]

Sockpuppet day.

[MichaelGL]

Apparently so..

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[Gray Bunny]

Oy. That reminds me: I've been wasting the last 20 years of my life 

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[Soapsuds]

It is insane that nothing has been done. He should've been shown the door. What is the hold up?

[Contessa Donatella]

Ellen Weston's allowed here?! 

[DaytimeFan]

It may be a troublesome contract with AA that requires some negotiation for his exit or working out a contract with AA's replacement, or both.

Either way, it's taking far too long. That the cast had to band together is really appalling. 

Thank you - I was going off of GettyImages - so if he was up and about in March 2023, then his health cannot be an excuse. 

[Vee]

I do not remotely believe he is ill, but Ken is the type of dude I could buy phoning it in from his cellphone on speaker like Charlie's Angels and doing a bunch of fake coughing to pretend.

[KSlater]

I'm genuinely surprised that he's still employed. 

[dragonflies]

Is there a possibility maybe it's not that easy to oust him? He might have a iron clad contract, or whatnot, or maybe there's something in his contract where they can't easily fire him?

Something needs to happen ASAP

[Contessa Donatella]

I've wondered about that. But, even if he does or even if there's a process they have to go through to fire him, write him up first, etc., they could still contain him. He could come to work every day & sit in a room alone. No duties. No power. No contact with cast or crew, just one someone to liaise with him. And they could make an announcement. The silence is very loud. 

[j swift]

You can't make a contract to allow illegal behavior such as harassment, and most media contracts have morals clauses, so it could not be a contractual issue.  Even it were, there would still be the option to buy him out, like what happened at CNN and CBS.  Also, California is a non-cause state, so anyone can be fired at any time without cause.

[dragonflies]

Yeah I wondered, maybe Corday doesn't want to fork over the cash to buy him out?

[j swift]

That's the issue with HR and harassment.  If HR had found that Alarr was actually guilty of misconduct, then he would've nullified his contract, and wouldn't need a buy out.  But, if HR was inconclusive and just recommended further training and supervision (as often happens in a first offense in order to limit liability), then it is another story.  We only know the allegations that prompted the investigation, the fact that he admitted to the behavior, and the recommendations from the investigation.

As I read the story, we don't know the conclusion of the HR investigation, probably because it is confidential, but if anyone else has information about their actual findings, that would be interesting.

Edited August 3, 2023 by j swift

[jam6242]

He was on set for Bill Hayes' birthday celebration in June.