Ali Larter takes a walk in first sighting since commenting on costar Leonard Roberts’ allegations

She recently found herself at the center of a scandal concerning a television show she completed a decade ago.

But Ali Larter was all smiles on Friday, while she took a Christmas Day walk with her mother and two children in Santa Monica, California.

The Legally Blonde star, 44, wore a holiday appropriate knit red sweater, paired with black leisure pants and white tennis shoes.

Smiling amid the drama: Ali Larter was all smiles on Friday, while she took a Christmas Day walk with her mother and two children in Santa Monica

Her straight blonde hair was down, and she put her sunglasses up to keep her locks out of her face.

Ali removed her disposable face mask to smile in the sunshine, and was also seen giving her daughter Vivienne Margaret, five, a piggyback ride on the street.

Larter’s son Theodore Hayes, 10, rode along on a black bicycle and had on his own dark face covering along with a black helmet.

Active mom: Ali wore a disposable face mask, and was seen giving her daughter Vivienne Margaret, five, a piggyback ride on the street

Active mom: Ali wore a disposable face mask, and was seen giving her daughter Vivienne Margaret, five, a piggyback ride on the street

Group of four: Ali’s mother Margaret accompanied the clan in a black top and striped pants, while son Theodore Hayes, 10, rode along on a black bicycle and had on his own face covering

Group of four: Ali’s mother Margaret accompanied the clan in a black top and striped pants, while son Theodore Hayes, 10, rode along on a black bicycle and had on his own face covering

Ali’s mother Margaret accompanied the clan in a black top and striped pants.

In the middle of this month, the actress’s former costar on Heroes, Leonard Roberts, wrote an incendiary essay in Variety which alleged improper and racist behavior on the set and behind the scenes of the hit NBC show.

Leonard, 48, zeroed in specifically on Ali for alleged disparaging behavior at the time. 

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In the middle of this month: Ali’s former costar on Heroes, Leonard Roberts, wrote an incendiary essay which alleged improper and racist behavior on the show and from Ali herself

The pair played onscreen spouses on the superhero series, which premiered in 2006, although Leonard was killed off after only the first season.

In the essay, Roberts wondered whether ‘race was a factor’ in how Ali treated him on set, especially concerning an intimate scene with him which would have required her to lower her shoulder straps in bed.  

‘During the staging of a bedroom scene, my co-star took umbrage with the level of intimacy being suggested between our characters,’ Leonard recalled.  

In the essay: Roberts wondered whether 'race was a factor' in how Ali treated him on set, especially concerning an intimate scene with him

In the essay: Roberts wondered whether ‘race was a factor’ in how Ali treated him on set, especially concerning an intimate scene with him

‘In a private rehearsal, Greg Beeman, our director, asked if she was willing to lower the straps of the top she was wearing and expose her bare shoulders only above the sheet that covered her, in order to give the visual impression she was in the same state of undress as me, as I was shirtless. My co-star refused Beeman’s request, and I was instantly aware of the tension on the set.’

Leonard then alleged that Ali had a very public ‘discussion’ with Beeman and the producers on the soundstage where they were working, saying she ‘had never been so disrespected — as an actress, a woman or a human being.’

Yet later, he observed that Larter had ‘exuberantly’ played a different scene that required ‘overt sexuality while wearing lingerie’ with another actor, Adrian Pasdar – who was white.

'During the staging of a bedroom scene, my co-star took umbrage with the level of intimacy being suggested between our characters,' Leonard recalled; Ali seen recently on Instagram

‘During the staging of a bedroom scene, my co-star took umbrage with the level of intimacy being suggested between our characters,’ Leonard recalled; Ali seen recently on Instagram

‘I couldn’t help wondering whether race was a factor,’ Roberts reasoned.

His essay went on to call out showrunner Tim Kring and producer Dennis Hammer, who went so far as to directly refer to Larter’s alleged improper behavior and apparent disdain for her costar in the meeting where Leonard was fired from the show.

Variety was able to corroborate Leonard’s account from ten separate sources, and also immediately published responses from both Kring and Hammer.

Roberts' (center) essay also called out showrunner Tim Kring (second from right) and producer Dennis Hammer (fourth from right), who went so far as to directly refer to Larter's improper behavior and apparent disdain for her costar; seen here at the TV Land Awards, 2007

Roberts’ (center) essay also called out showrunner Tim Kring (second from right) and producer Dennis Hammer (fourth from right), who went so far as to directly refer to Larter’s improper behavior and apparent disdain for her costar; seen here at the TV Land Awards, 2007

Larter did not immediately respond.

Later, however, she did comment on the matter with somewhat of a non-apology, saying in a statement, ‘I am deeply saddened to hear about Leonard Roberts’ experience on Heroes and I am heartbroken reading his perception of our relationship, which absolutely doesn’t match my memory nor experience on the show.

‘I respect Leonard as an artist and I applaud him or anyone using their voice and platform. I am truly sorry for any role I may have played in his painful experience during that time and I wish him and his family the very best.’

Embattled: The pair played onscreen spouses on the superhero series, which premiered in 2006, although Leonard was killed off after only the first season

Embattled: The pair played onscreen spouses on the superhero series, which premiered in 2006, although Leonard was killed off after only the first season