The Office star returns $110,000 after fans accuse him of cheating: ‘We apologize’

It’s been 10 years since the last episode of Das Büro (better known as the US version of The Office) flickered across screens. The comedy series about chaos boss Steve Carell about everyday life in an open-plan office that is as depressing as it is absurd still has millions of fans. They will continue to have to hope in vain for a sequel, as has now become known.

Fraud allegations against The Office offshoot: The controversial crowdfunding campaign explained

Leslie David Baker, who appears on the series disaffected salesman Stanley Hudson announced in 2020 that it was planning a spin-off based on his character: Uncle Stan. The actor needed $300,000 to get the project rolling. The whole thing was to be financed via the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Overall, according to the website Raised $336,450 have been. So far, however, nothing has happened. Much to the irritation of the fans.

Critical discussions about the project piled up on Reddit and Twitter. Many drew a devastating conclusion: the actor cheated on them. Was it ever planned to shoot Uncle Stan? Questionable, some believe.

Now, however, Leslie David Baker himself spoke up. As reported by the industry magazine Variety, among others, the The Office star explained in a statement on Instagram, the project has been put on hold for the time being to have. There were always shifts. Baker cited restrictions during the corona pandemic and uncertainty about how long the Hollwood strikes would last as reasons.

“We apologize for the delays”, the actor said in his statement. All supporters of the Kickstarter campaign should now be yours Money back – $110,629 and 81 cents total. A significantly smaller sum than what was allegedly raised with the campaign. Leslie David Baker explains it this way:

Although our Kickstarter campaign page states that we received $336,450.53, that is not the final amount that we received. Many of the donations were reduced, withdrawn entirely, and never collected once the campaign ended.

The money raised is not aside from refunds and donation rewards “touched” according to Baker. He left open whether and to what extent the project could be continued in the future.

That’s what Uncle Stan should be about and you can stream The Office here

Uncle Stan was chronologically after the end of The Office scheduled. The announced storyline, according to the Kickstarter campaign page: Stanley is relaxing as a retiree in sunny Florida. Until he gets a call from his nephew in Los Angeles, who is overwhelmed with taking care of his children and running his motorcycle and flower shop. Only one can help here: “No Nonsense” Uncle Stan.

Watch the trailer for the British original The Office starring Ricky Gervais below:

The idea for the series originally came from Great Britain. Ricky Gervais developed The Office as a mockumentary about the day-to-day madness of an open plan office and starred himself. The original British series was released in 2001, became a cult and has been adapted internationally several times. From 2004, Stromberg took the hearts of the German TV audience by storm.

The US offshoot, also known as Das Büro in Germany, was released in 2005 and is up to date on Netflix by subscription accessible.

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