The English Teacher creator and star Brian Jordan Alvarez is pushing back against sexual assault allegations from former friend and collaborator Jon Ebeling.
The two previously worked together on the YouTube digital series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo in 2016. Stephanie Koenig, who currently stars alongside Brian in The English Teacher, was also part of the show and friend group. The web series reportedly reflected real-life dynamics between Brian, Jon, and Stephanie.
Vulture reported, “The plot of the first few episodes drew from the romantic triad that existed among them in real life; Ebeling had a crush on Koenig, and she liked him back, while Alvarez had a crush on Ebeling… A major plot point is a sexual encounter between Caleb and Billy that occurs after Billy and Karen have sex for the first time. It is a nearly beat-for-beat reenactment of what transpired among the three actors off set.”
Jon alleges that Brian coerced him into sexual activity and claims Brian sexually assaulted him during the filming of their scene together. Brian has now addressed these accusations.
A spokesperson representing Brian told TheWrap, “Brian Jordan Alvarez’s interactions with Jon Ebeling were always entirely consensual – as numerous witnesses have attested. Indeed, in 2018, two years after this alleged incident, Mr. Ebeling himself unambiguously said as much on tape. For many months, Mr. Ebeling has peddled his falsehoods to anyone who would listen but, when confronted with proof of his duplicity and definitive evidence provided by third parties showing why Mr. Ebeling should not be trusted, numerous media outlets declined to print his outrageous claims. Sadly, New York Magazine displayed no such judgment in its reckless headlong pursuit of publishing a salacious, attention-grabbing article, no matter the truth.”
“As well as minimizing Mr. Ebeling’s taped admission that his relationship with Brian had always been consensual, New York Magazine entirely ignored first-hand testimony about Mr. Ebeling’s history as a perpetrator of scarring acts of assault. That’s beyond disappointing and is a deeply troubling reflection on New York Magazine‘s ethics — and anyone tempted to republish Mr. Ebeling’s claims should be aware of the risks involved in doing so. Brian is currently taking legal advice as he considers his next steps,” the statement added.
So stay tuned…
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