Chad Michael Murray

On the “Drama Queens” podcast, Burton described how Murray stepped in to protect her after the assault on location shooting the show's fourth season in Honey ...

“He had the most power, so he could come up and shove our boss off you and get in a fight. [shared](https://www.thewrap.com/hilarie-burton-says-one-tree-hill-creator-mark-schwahn-forced-himself-on-her/) the allegations against Schwahn in November 2017, saying he forced himself on her multiple times, including while on a call with then-CW president Dawn Ostroff. “A lot of people had a lot to lose, so you don’t speak up when you have a lot to lose. “He was protected as the No. So, she confronted me about it and was like, ‘What are you doing?’ And I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Burton said. He assaulted me again in the car on the drive from Raleigh to Wilmington, He went straight to set and he told Danneel [Ackles] that he and I made out the whole time, and it was fun, and he was trying to make her jealous.

Hilarie Burton is revealing how Chad Michael Murray once defended her from an alleged assault by 'One Tree Hill' creator Mark Schwahn at a bar.

Respect and love must lead the way." She added, "A lot of people had a lot to lose, so you don't speak up when you have a lot to lose. "Chad walked up and goes, 'What are you doing?' He said that to our boss in the bar," Burton said. "Thank God, Hilarie, that you had that moment with Chad, who was already so at odds with our boss." "The women of OTH have always been strong and incredible. 1 on the call sheet," she said.

Hilarie Burton has praised her One Tree Hill costar Chad Michael Murray for coming to her defense after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by their boss.

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On the "Drama Queens" podcast, Burton accused Mark Schwahn of assaulting her in 2007 while filming the teen drama's fourth season.

Because this idea that looking at the ground is okay — it's not," Bush — who was The actor, who played Haley James Scott in The WB/The CW series, said she was swapped out for Ackles. "I want everybody to follow that lead." "He had the most power, so he could come up and shove our boss off you and get in a fight. "He watched our boss grab me in front of a lot of people, and you know, Chad didn't have anything to lose because he knew our boss hated him anyway," she continued. But he felt so comfortable that that was not something that he had a problem with."

Burton, Sophia Bush and Bethany Joy Lenz praised Murray for using his power on the show to confront showrunner Mark Schwahn about an alleged sexual assault ...

He had the most power, so he could come up and shove our boss off you and get in a fight. While Murray apparently did do something at the time, the ongoing alleged assaults on the set of that show left Burton thinking she should "never, ever, ever someone to take a risk for you." "Thank god, Hilarie, that you had that moment with Chad, who was already so at odds with our boss," Sophia continued. He watched our boss grab me in front of a lot of people, and you know, Chad didn't have anything to lose cause he knew our boss hated him anyway," said Burton. She said that he went on to brag to costar Daneel Ackles that the two "made out the whole time," which sparked a confrontation between her and Daneel. Calling it a "nightmare period" for her, Burton said the trip was where Schwahn began to assault her.

Burton and Murray played love interests Peyton Sawyer (Burton) and Lucas Scott (Murray) on the long-running US teen drama. In 2017, ...

“He had the most power, so he could come up and shove our boss off you and get in a fight. “And a few of us were put in positions where we felt physically unsafe. “Many of us were spoken to in ways that ran the spectrum from deeply upsetting, to traumatizing, to downright illegal,” they continued. Many of us were put in uncomfortable positions and had to swiftly learn to fight back, sometimes physically, because it was made clear to us that the supervisors in the room were not the protectors they were supposed to be.” A lot of people had a lot to lose, so you don’t speak up when you have a lot to lose. And as a result of that, people were abused after me.

One Tree Hill alum Hilarie Burton is recalling a time when co-star Chad Michael Murray stepped in to defend her after she was allegedly assaulted by the ...

In fact, they were among 18 cast and crew members who expressed support for former colleague [Audrey Wauchope](https://www.eonline.com/news/894187/mark-schwahn-suspended-from-the-royals-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations), a former writer on the show, in a Nov. [Danneel Ackles](https://www.eonline.com/news/1283349/jensen-and-danneel-ackles-are-bringing-a-supernatural-prequel-to-the-cw), who has also accused Schwahn of harrassment, Burton continued, "He went straight to set and he told Danneel that he and I made out the whole time, and it was fun, and he was trying to make her jealous. "He had the most power, so he could come up and shove our boss off you and get in a fight. "He said that to our boss in the bar. [Jana Kramer](https://www.eonline.com/news/jana_kramer)—who have spoken out about how they were allegedly treated by Schwahn. "He assaulted me again in the car on the drive from Raleigh to Wilmington."