In 2014, Radar reported that Hunter King accused her “Young and the Restless” co-star Michael Muhney of groping her breasts and consequently demanded that the producers fire him from the show. At the time, King was just 20 years old, while Muhney was 18 years her senior. An insider revealed, “Hunter went to the top brass at CBS and Sony and accused Michael of grabbing her breasts on two separate occasions. Hunter demanded Michael be fired or else she would file a police report against him.”
Following Radar’s report, King never spoke out about the allegations, nor did she file an official report. However, Muhney was fired, but the reasons behind his ouster weren’t verified by the network. He later opened up about the incident on “The Peloton Brief Podcast: Real Talent with Phil Gaimon” (via She Knows). Muhney claimed to have never sexually harassed King and said the reason producers fired him from “Y&R” was because he told them, “I am gonna leave or you have to push me out the door or something has to change. After six months they finally said fine, you are leaving.” He added, “This rumor disgusted me. I have a daughter. I never would do that.”
