A.J. Calloway No Longer ‘Extra’ Co-Host Due To Sexual Assault Allegations

A.J. Calloway, the Extra host who was accused of sexual assault and other misconduct by several women, is no longer part of the show and Warner Brothers.

“The Company has investigated the claims made into Mr. Calloway’s conduct and he and the Company have mutually agreed to part ways,” said a statement from Warner Bros issued Wednesday.

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Many viewers may remember A.J. hosting the hit show 106th and Park with co-host Free. Since then, his career had taken off and A.J. found his place with ‘Extra.’ Now things are coming to an end with the show due to the claims.

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A.J. was suspended with pay in February by Warner Bros pending further investigation of the allegations and some weren’t happy about this temporary solution.

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Calloway originally was accused of sexual assault in June 2018 by writer Sil Lai Abrams. Nothing happened then, but a subsequent incident in December prompted a deeper investigation.

When the second allegations surfaced, Warner Bros — whose Telepictures division produces entertainment newsmagazine Extra — issued a statement stressing that there had been no issues with Calloway in the workplace.

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Deadline reports:

A woman who reached out to Abrams agreed to talk to the Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity. “I’m terrified about coming forward,” the woman who identified herself as Talia explained. “I don’t want it to affect my future, everything that I’ve worked hard for — and A.J. is someone that would try to do that.”

Talia told the Daily Beast she began corresponding with Calloway on social media in 2011. After turning down several of his requests to go out with him, she said she eventually went to a party at his house after going out on a date with him, and when the guests left they began making out.

She told the Daily Beast he became more and more aggressive. “I just remember him pulling his penis out and he began stroking himself and he kept trying to put my hand on his penis and eventually he ejaculated on my hands,” she told the site. She said she wanted to “get out of there” but didn’t have a ride home.

“After what happened, he said, ‘I’ll take you home in the morning, I promise.’ After that, Talia said she disconnected from the mutual friends she shared with Calloway because she didn’t “want to risk ever having to see him again.”

The investigation is still ongoing. We’ll update you all when new information comes available. In the meantime, tell us what y’all think about this situation. Did Warner Brothers make the right call? Leave us a comment below.

3 thoughts on “A.J. Calloway No Longer ‘Extra’ Co-Host Due To Sexual Assault Allegations

  1. These women need to stop…these story don’t sound strong enough but yet it costing him big time. You didn’t have a ride home so you couldn’t catch a cab if you wanted to leave. They ain’t going to stop until they ruin every black man that trust them. Black men please stop putting yourself at risk to be destroyed…you work to hard to get where you are.

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