A development VP has been placed on leave from Vin Di Bona Productions pending an investigation into claims of racial and sexual harassment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Philip Shafran works for VDB, the company that makes America’s Funniest Home Videos, in business development, and multiple women have accused him of inappropriate conduct, with one additionally accusing him of racial harassment. Jane Roe 1, who is part of the complaint, said Shafran made repeated comments using racial stereotypes about her, and of another unnamed supervisor, she said he stood at a podium during a company event and told her, “Stop doing blow in the bathroom, crack whore.” It was apparently meant to be a joke, but that supervisor also said she would never develop any shows for the company because “there’s no basketball show to make.”

A complaint from Jane Roe 2 alleges that Shafran sexually assaulted her in his office, and Jane Roe 3 helped to ensure that her coworker was not in meetings alone with Shafran after that occasion. After expressing to management that they felt unsafe, both women were fired. Jane Roe 1 was also fired after reporting harassment. She was told by the company it was eliminating her position entirely, but Roe 1 says, “at that time the company was hiring for at least one position with the same job duties as that of Roe 1, in addition to other positions for which she was qualified.”

An attorney for VDB says, “We take the allegations that have been made very seriously. Our first and highest priority is making sure that all of our employees feel safe and respected in the workplace at all times. We are thoroughly investigating the facts underlying these disturbing allegations.” The claims of the plaintiffs, who are seeking damages, address specific inappropriate behavior, as well “a culture of purported reprisal,” according to THR.