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\n Related: <\/span>Why Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and ‘OTH’ Cast Remain Vocal About Harassment<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tStanding together. The women of One Tree Hill first went public with harassment allegations against creator Mark Schwahn in 2017, and six years later, the actresses say it\u2019s important to keep talking about his alleged actions. \u201cUntil there\u2019s some kind of change in our industry, I don\u2019t know how we stop [speaking out],\u201d Hilarie Burton [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWhen I look back at it, I had the opportunity after two years to go<\/a>,\u201d Bush explained, noting that the coping mechanisms she picked up during her early acting days caused not to walk away when she felt unsafe.<\/p>\nThe actress recalled, \u201cI did the thing I learned to do and said, \u2018I will not have my integrity diminished by someone else\u2019s behavior. I will be unflappable. I will come to work and do my job.\u2019 And I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bush, who played Erin Lindsay on the NBC police procedural<\/a> from 2014 to 2017, said that the \u201cnext two years were like physical hell\u201d before she finally walked away.<\/p>\n\n![\"Sophia](\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg)
<\/div>Matt Dinerstein\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe remembered getting \u201cspontaneous illness\u201d and waking up \u201ccovered in hives.\u201d Bush said she experienced \u201creally crazy weight fluctuation\u201d and watched her hair \u201cfall out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The TV star also struggled with insomnia and \u201ccrippling anxiety\u201d that she said she\u2019d never had beforehand. \u201cTo be hit with anxiety in such a way that I could barely be out of the house. If people touched me in public, I would jump out of my skin,\u201d Bush recounted. \u201cI couldn\u2019t talk to people anymore. I couldn\u2019t talk to strangers anymore. I couldn\u2019t be looked at anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
She compared the trauma to a \u201cphysical attack,\u201d noting, \u201cMy body was not my own. I couldn\u2019t regulate anymore.\u201d Bush further claimed that her last two years on Chicago P.D.<\/em><\/a> led to her being on the defensive at all times.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n Related: <\/span>Sophia Bush Raises Eyebrows After Posting ‘Toxic Relationship’ Meme<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tSophia Bush posted a telling meme about toxicity after Erin Foster recently claimed Chad Michael Murray once cheated on her with now ex-wife Bush. Bush, 41, shared a meme via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, November 28, that showed a cake reading, \u201cCongrats on leaving that toxic relationship!\u201d The Chicago P.D. alum captioned the picture, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cBecause I had to go to work ready for war all the time, I had to learn where to stand to not get elbowed in the ribs or how to block a scene to not be touched. It was just exhausting,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n
Bush claimed that she \u201cfinally got to go\u201d in April 2017, just three months before the #MeToo movement took over Hollywood and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy October [2017], I got a call from an executive apologizing for what they\u2019d done and not done,\u201d she alleged. \u201cAnd [they] said, \u2018We\u2019re very aware we just made it out of that unscathed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>Matt Dinerstein\/NBC\/Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBush quipped, \u201cI was like, \u2018Glad you did, I\u2019m in so much therapy. I\u2019ve been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, but I\u2019m thrilled you guys didn\u2019t get dragged through the press.\u2019\u201d She noted, \u201cIt\u2019s a weird thing to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bush exited Chicago P.D.<\/em> at the end of season 4, initially staying quiet about her reasoning. However, in December 2017, she gave a little insight into the \u201cwhy,\u201d telling Refinery 29<\/em>\u2019s \u201cUnStyled\u201d podcast listeners<\/a> that between seasons 3 and 4 she gave producers the option to change the environment or write her off.<\/p>\n
The actress recalled, \u201cI did the thing I learned to do and said, \u2018I will not have my integrity diminished by someone else\u2019s behavior. I will be unflappable. I will come to work and do my job.\u2019 And I couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bush, who played Erin Lindsay on the NBC police procedural<\/a> from 2014 to 2017, said that the \u201cnext two years were like physical hell\u201d before she finally walked away.<\/p>\n She remembered getting \u201cspontaneous illness\u201d and waking up \u201ccovered in hives.\u201d Bush said she experienced \u201creally crazy weight fluctuation\u201d and watched her hair \u201cfall out.\u201d<\/p>\n The TV star also struggled with insomnia and \u201ccrippling anxiety\u201d that she said she\u2019d never had beforehand. \u201cTo be hit with anxiety in such a way that I could barely be out of the house. If people touched me in public, I would jump out of my skin,\u201d Bush recounted. \u201cI couldn\u2019t talk to people anymore. I couldn\u2019t talk to strangers anymore. I couldn\u2019t be looked at anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n She compared the trauma to a \u201cphysical attack,\u201d noting, \u201cMy body was not my own. I couldn\u2019t regulate anymore.\u201d Bush further claimed that her last two years on Chicago P.D.<\/em><\/a> led to her being on the defensive at all times.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSophia Bush posted a telling meme about toxicity after Erin Foster recently claimed Chad Michael Murray once cheated on her with now ex-wife Bush. Bush, 41, shared a meme via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, November 28, that showed a cake reading, \u201cCongrats on leaving that toxic relationship!\u201d The Chicago P.D. alum captioned the picture, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cBecause I had to go to work ready for war all the time, I had to learn where to stand to not get elbowed in the ribs or how to block a scene to not be touched. It was just exhausting,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n Bush claimed that she \u201cfinally got to go\u201d in April 2017, just three months before the #MeToo movement took over Hollywood and beyond.<\/p>\n \u201cBy October [2017], I got a call from an executive apologizing for what they\u2019d done and not done,\u201d she alleged. \u201cAnd [they] said, \u2018We\u2019re very aware we just made it out of that unscathed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Bush quipped, \u201cI was like, \u2018Glad you did, I\u2019m in so much therapy. I\u2019ve been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, but I\u2019m thrilled you guys didn\u2019t get dragged through the press.\u2019\u201d She noted, \u201cIt\u2019s a weird thing to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n Bush exited Chicago P.D.<\/em> at the end of season 4, initially staying quiet about her reasoning. However, in December 2017, she gave a little insight into the \u201cwhy,\u201d telling Refinery 29<\/em>\u2019s \u201cUnStyled\u201d podcast listeners<\/a> that between seasons 3 and 4 she gave producers the option to change the environment or write her off.<\/p>\n![\"Sophia](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sophia-Bush-Recalls-Unending-Trauma-on-Chicago-PD-Set-TCDCHPD_EC143.jpg?w=1000&quality=55&strip=all\")
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\n Related: <\/span>Sophia Bush Raises Eyebrows After Posting ‘Toxic Relationship’ Meme<\/span><\/a>
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