Lisa Rinna shared her support for Alarr’s removal on social media.
"Days of Our Lives" co-executive producer and director Albert Alarr is reportedly leaving the long-running soap opera after a cast-signed petition calling for his removal following a misconduct investigation.
According to Deadline, series executive producer Ken Corday announced that Alarr will be "exiting his role" and replaced with Janet Drucker. Corday also told staff there will be new HR protocols and presence on set.
Representatives for Peacock; Ken Corday; the show’s executive producer; and Corday Productions, the company behind the soap, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
"Days of Our Lives" co-executive producer and director Albert Alarrhas left the long-running soap opera after a cast-signed petition calling for his removal following a misconduct investigation. (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Days Of Our lives)
On Thursday, "Days of Our Lives" alum Lisa Rinna showed her support for the cast’s petition on social media.
"Ken Korday [sic] and @sony Do the right thing now! Protect your talent!!!" Rinna wrote on her Instagram stories over a screengrab of a headline about misconduct allegations by the show’s co-executive producer and director, Albert Alarr.
"Listen to what they are saying-there is a petion [sic] 25 people have signed it. Protect your young actors!!" she continued. "This has gone on for far too long."
Lisa Rinna spoke out on social media about the allegations against Alarr. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)
Deadline reported that some of the cast members of "Days of Our Lives," which currently airs on NBC’s streaming service Peacock, began a petition calling for new leadership on the show after Alarr was investigated by the show’s distributor, Sony Pictures Television, for alleged misconduct.
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Rinna played Billie Reed from 1992 to 1995 on the long-running series and reprised the role in 2021 for Peacock’s "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem."
The star had initially spoken out about the allegations against Alarr in a since-deleted Instagram story reported by Entertainment Weekly.
Lisa Rinna was on "Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation )
"Well, this took a long time...the last time I went over there and did that week on Peacock I couldn't believe the work environment," Rinna wrote.
"It was disgusting, I was shocked. I let many people know, Albert included, and they didn't do a thing until now, it seems."
