Amazon investigating Jeffrey Tambor over sexual harassment allegation

After a nasty spate of harassment allegations including former Amazon Studios chief Roy Price, Mashable has confirmed that Amazon is investigating actor Jeffrey Tambor for allegations of sexual harassment. Tambor's former assistant accused him of harassment in a private Facebook post, per Deadline.

Tambor responded with a statement to Deadline earlier on Wednesday:

I am  aware that a former disgruntled assistant of mine has made a private post implying that I had acted in an improper manner toward her. I adamantly and vehemently reject and deny any and all implication and allegation that I have ever engaged in any improper behavior toward this person or any other person I have ever worked with. I am appalled and distressed by this baseless allegation.

Tambor stars in Transparent, one of Amazon's best-known original series, and has earned multiple awards for his role.

After Price left Amazon, so did head of scripted programming Joe Lewis, followed by head of unscripted programming Conrad Riggs. Tambor's former assistant Van Barnes likely came forward as many in Hollywood do the same.

Mashable reached out to Tambor's representatives for further comment.