Zimbardo (1973) had intended that the experiment should run for a fortnight, but on the sixth day it was terminated. Christina Maslach, a recent Stanford Ph.D. brought in to conduct interviews with the guards and prisoners, strongly objected when she saw the prisoners being abused by the guards.
After a year in the role, Engen announced his exit from The Young and the Restless because of objections over his storyline, and Michael Muhney was recast in the role. Controversy arose two weeks after Muhney's debut when Adam seduced male character Rafe Torres (Yani Gellman).
CBS North Carolina anchor Sharon Tazewell visited Hollywood in April to go behind the scenes at the show. One of the mainstays of âThe Young and the Restlessâ is Peter Bergman, who plays Jack Abbott. âJack is the head of the Abbott family and has been since his dad, John Abbott, died,â said Bergman. PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at âYoung and the Restlessâ. Jack Abbott has spent much of his life trying, and failing, to live up to his father. But he is getting closer to pulling it off.