Bellamy Young Thinks Ryan Seacrest Should Step Aside from Oscars Pre-Show Amid Allegations

Bellamy Young thinks that Ryan Seacrest should not be the host of E!’s Live from the Red Carpet special this Sunday after new allegations of sexual misconduct against him emerged.

The Scandal actress was asked about the allegations by Variety, the same outlet that first published the allegations, while at the A Wrinkle in Time premiere.

Bellamy said that she hadn’t yet read the allegations as she was at work, but she thinks “this is the time to step aside and let someone of equal talent that is beyond reproach to be in charge.”

“I know it feels like the rules have changed, so I’m sure people who have been in dominant positions are taken by surprise, many of them living in fear. Many of them thinking, ‘What, but this is how we said we’d act.’ But we never said that. We never consented,” Bellamy added. “Now that someone is asking, do you consent? We get to say no, people have to accept our no and step aside.”

Ryan denied the allegations preemptively back in November and he just released a new statement denying them again.

UPDATE: Bellamy just released an apology to Ryan for speaking without knowing the full story.