Hilarie Burton is expressing her gratitude to One Tree Hill co-star Chad Michael Murray , who she says defended her following an assault by the shows creator, Mark Schwahn.

On Wednesdays episode of the Drama Queens podcast, Burton addressed the sexual harassment allegations she and 17 other women involved in the production of One Tree Hill leveled against Schwahn.

In the chat, she recalled how Murray stepped in to protect her after witnessing some of Schwahns inappropriate behavior while shooting the fourth season of the teen drama series in Honey Grove, Texas, in 2007.

Chad walked up and goes, What are you doing? He said that to our boss in the bar, Burton, who played Peyton Sawyer on One Tree Hill for six seasons, said. He watched our boss grab me in front of a lot of people, and you know, Chad didnt have anything to lose because he knew our boss hated him anyway. A lot of people had a lot to lose, so you dont speak up when you have a lot to lose.

Murray starred on One Tree Hill for six of the shows nine seasons, and his character, Lucas Scott, was a fan favorite.