Jeffrey Tambor accused of sexual harassment by a star of Amazon's 'Transparent'

Transparent star Trace Lysette has accused co-star Jeffrey Tambor of sexual harassment, saying Tambor has long made "sexual advances" toward her, and one time "got physical."

Announcing the allegations in a tweet, Lysette became the second person associated with Transparent to allege sexual harassment against Tambor.

In a statement posted to Twitter, Lysette wrote that on set shooting the show's second season, Tambor approached her between takes.

"He came in close, put his bare feet on top of mine so I could not move, leaned his body against me, and began quick, discreet thrusts back and forth against my body," she wrote. "I felt his penis on my hip through his thin pajamas and I pushed him off of me."

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Lysette, who is transgender, "laughed it off" at the time because she had a scene to finish. She pushed it to the recesses of her mind because, she wrote, "compartmentalizing has always been part of my survival tool kit."

Tambor said he is "deeply sorry if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being sexually aggressive or if I ever offended or hurt anyone," but added, "I am not a predator and the idea that someone might see me in that way is more distressing than I can express."

Amazon is already investigating claims of sexual harassment against Tambor alleged a former assistant of his, Van Barnes. Barnes, who is transgender, wrote her allegations on her private Facebook account. Though she didn't mention Tambor by name, she wrote about how her boss on the show had grabbed her and made other advances toward her.

Tambor "adamantly and vehemently" denied Barnes's allegations.

Lysette hopes Amazon doesn't cancel the show, thereby letting "the trans community suffer for the actions of one cis male actor." She does, however, hope they "remove the problem."