Fuller House Showrunner Jeff Franklin Addresses Show Exit: "I'm Heartbroken"

Jeff Franklin will no longer be a showrunner for Netflix's Fuller House, Variety reports. "We are not renewing Jeff Franklin's production deal and he will no longer be working on Fuller House," Warner Bros. TV said in a statement. According to multiple sources, the Full House creator is being let go from the studio following various complaints about his inappropriate behavior, including "being verbally abusive to staffers" and "making sexually charged comments about his personal relationships and sex life" in the writers' room.

According to a Variety source, Warner Bros. TV executives were made aware of Franklin's alleged behavior with Fuller House writers and staffers in an anonymous letter two years. At the time, studio executives were reportedly warned that Franklin "was a walking lawsuit waiting to happen," although it's unclear if those accusations were investigated at the time.

Shortly after the news, Franklin took to Instagram to address his departure from the show. "I'm heartbroken to be leaving Fuller House," he wrote alongside a photo of him with the show's leading ladies, Andrea Barber (Kimmy), Candace Cameron Bure (DJ), and Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie). "Creating and running Full House and Fuller House has been the greatest joy. I wish the cast, my second family for over 30 years, continued success. I'm so proud of all we accomplished together, and beyond grateful to our loyal fans. Adios Tanneritos!"