One could certainly argue that the allegations against Spacey—which include claims of pedophilia and have led to multiple police inquiries—were more severe than those against Tambor, and thus warranted a more dramatic response. But even without getting into the thorny territory of ranking charges of abuse and workplace harassment, Netflix could have chosen a path that didn’t come off as implicitly suggesting the charges against Tambor were overblown. Focusing narrowly on Arrested Development is in some ways a convenient move by Netflix, because it allows the company to set aside the Transparent allegations—even though those were apparently credible enough to convince Amazon to terminate Tambor.

The accusations against the actor range from inappropriate comments to physical intimidation. Van Barnes, Tambor’s former assistant, said he once watched her sleeping in the nude and made sexually suggestive comments, including telling her that she “should be sleeping with him if [she wants] a Hollywood-industry-appropriate pay grade.” Trace Lysette, who had a recurring part on Transparent, said Tambor made unsolicited advances, first kissing her inappropriately and then, while filming a scene, said, “I want to attack you sexually,” and rubbed himself on her hip while he was in pajamas. Tambor denies all of these allegations. Of Barnes, he told The Hollywood Reporter, “I dispute her account. I did raise my voice at times, I was moody at times, there were times when I was tactless. But as for the other stuff, absolutely not.”