Eliza Dushku revealed she’s pregnant with her first child at the premiere of her new film, “Mapplethorpe,” on Thursday — after she quietly married former tennis pro and current real estate exec Peter Palandjian in August.
A source at the Cinema Society screening at Cinepolis in Chelsea told Page Six, “Her bump is really tiny. She was openly talking with people about how excited she is.” The star then confirmed the pregnancy on the red carpet.
Dushku and Palandjian were wed in a private ceremony at the Boston Public Library. She told fans in September they’d wed.
Then in December, it was revealed that former “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” favorite Dushku had been paid $9.5 million by CBS in a settlement stemming from harassment claims against Michael Weatherly, whom she co-starred with on the TV series “Bull” in 2017. She claimed creepy Weatherly said he wanted to spank her, made a comment about a “rape van,” and mentioned a threesome in front of cast and crew.
After she spoke out, she was written off the show. In an op-ed after the revelation, Dushku wrote that Weatherly’s behavior was a “deeply insecure power play, about a need to dominate and demean. In no way was it playful, nor was it joking with two willing participants.”
She added, “This was classic workplace harassment that became workplace bullying. I was made to feel dread nearly all the time I was in his presence . . . There was daily undeniably demeaning conduct that is unacceptable in an absolute sense.”
The settlement was for Dushku’s salary had she not been kicked off the show. “Bull” is currently airing its third season on CBS. The show’s star, Weatherly, formerly dated Jessica Alba when he was 30 and she was just 18.
Dushku and Palandjian are producers on “Mapplethorpe.” After the film screening, guests including Charlotte Gainsbourg and Patrick McMullan headed to a party at new Fleur Room at the Moxy hotel.