'Runaways' Star Kip Pardue Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

HERMOSA BEACH, CA – The Hermosa Beach Police Department is investigating a report of sexual misconduct filed by "True Blood" actress Sarah Scott, who alleges her former costar Kip Pardue "sexually violated [her] while at work" in May, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

The 35-year-old actress accused her former costar of putting her hand on his genitals while they were shooting a post-coital scene for a TV pilot, and alleged that he later masturbated in front of her in his dressing room, according to the newspaper.

“I literally froze,” Scott, 35, recalled to The Wrap. “I said, ‘What are you doing?’”

“This isn’t a #MeToo thing,” she said he responded. “I’m not your employer. It’s not like I can fire you.”

The actress told the Los Angeles Times that even though she followed all protocols for reporting misconduct, she felt stymied and believed she had “very little control in truly preventing this from happening to anyone else.”

The 43-year-old actor, who stars in Marvel’s Hulu series “The Runaways,” previously apologized for placing the actress' hand on his penis during the post-coital scene, the newspaper reported. However, he denied everything that the actress alleged happened after the scene was completed.

“I clearly misread the situation during a sex scene on set and have apologized to Sarah,” Pardue said in a statement obtained by The Wrap. “I never intended to offend her in any way and deeply regret my actions and have learned from my behavior.”

Photo: HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 10: Kip Pardue at The World Premiere of Marvel Studios' 'Thor: Ragnarok' at the El Capitan Theatre on October 10, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Disney)