A former analyst at ESPN has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit, claiming anchor John Buccigross repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Adrienne Lawrence says she was terminated after complaining about his behavior and that of other men at ESPN.
The show went on, but did anyone show up? Despite accusations that Ryan Seacrest subjected his ex-stylist to “years of unwanted sexual aggression,” and amid talk that many celebs planned to pass the host by, E! took a business-as-usual approach with its Live From the Red Carpet coverage. And while some talent did chat with Seacrest, it was a far less starry lineup than E! has become accustomed to.
Couric spoke at consumer products maker Procter & Gamble’s Cincinnati headquarters in a forum on the state of women in the workplace. “I’ve been very fortunate in terms of not being subjected to a lot of sexual misconduct, but certainly I have been subjected to widely held attitudes about women, about compartmentalizing women,” Couric said.
Kelly Ripa called RyanSeacrest a “privilege to work with” on their Thursday show, days after his sexual harassment accuser went public.
Exclusives
Jeff Franklin is gone as showrunner of Netflix’s Fuller House and Warner Bros. TV has declined to renew its overall deal with the TV veteran. According to multiple sources, the studio’s decision comes after it has received complaints about Franklin’s behavior in the writers’ room and on the set of the series, which is a sequel to the family-friendly “TGIF” sitcom Full House that was a staple of ABC’s schedule in the 1980s and ’90s.
Seacrest’s personal stylist for E! News in 2007, Suzie Hardy, details her claims that Seacrest subjected her to years of unwanted sexual abuse and harassment. Seacrest has repeatedly denied Hardy’s claims.
It is the latest Hollywood body to institute new workplace practices in the wake of the harassment allegations that have roiled the industry.
National Public Radio has adopted a series of measures to improve its workplace culture, following an independent investigation into sex harassment issues stemming from the ouster of a top executive. […]
Almost every one of hundreds of women questioned in an exclusive survey by USA Today (94%) say they have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault during their careers in Hollywood. Worse, more than one-fifth of respondents (21%) say they have been forced to do something sexual at least once.
Smiley claims PBS used a sexual misconduct investigation as a pretext to get rid of him, but the network says the decision to suspend his show was justified.
KCCI’s Scaglione Out After Molestation Allegations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scott Baio “is denying each and every one of the allegations” made against him by two of his former co-stars on “Charles in Charge,” his spokesman […]
Charles in Charge star Alexander Polinsky on Wednesday joined his former co-star Nicole Eggert in accusing Scott Baio of abuse, saying that he “was sexually harassed by Scott Baio and ultimately assaulted by him” while appearing on the 1980s sitcom as a minor.
NEW YORK (AP) — A planned second season of “13 Reasons Why” on Netflix will be unaffected by the recent allegations of sexual misconduct against author Jay Asher. Netflix said […]
“As alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination,” state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in court papers filed against Harvey Weinstein and the company.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The entertainment industry union SAG-AFTRA has issued a code of conduct in an effort to protect its members from sexual harassment in the workplace. The code published Saturday […]
Los Angeles Times Publisher and CEO Ross Levinsohn has been cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation into his conduct, and he will move into a new role within the paper’s parent company, chief executive of Tribune Interactive, a business unit that Tronc plans to form following the sale of the Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune to Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Actress Nicole Eggert said in a taped interview on The Dr. Oz Show that she was in a car with former Charles in Charge co-star Scott Baio at his home when she was 14 and “he reached out and started touching me, below the belt, in the female parts.” She said Baio made it clear that nobody could know, that it was illegal and “everybody could lose their job, even myself … so I stayed silent.”
What’s come to be known as the #MeToo movement gained momentum through a series of celebrity takedowns, starting with Harvey Weinstein, then ricocheted throughout the media and entertainment worlds. Late last fall, the Columbia Journalism Review set out to explore the problem beyond the household names, turning the spotlight on the everyday experiences of (mostly) women in journalism. CJR asked its readers to tell their harassment stories.
After placing Mike Germano on leave weeks ago, Vice said he would not return. Two women at the company had accused him of inappropriate behavior.
“We have only recently learned of these past allegations regarding Mr. [Charlie] Walk,” Fox said Monday, hours after claims of sexual harassment were leveled at one of the judges of its new competition series The Four: Battle For Stardom.
OLD LYME, Conn. (AP) — A TV personality who has appeared on home remodeling reality shows has been accused of molesting a 10-year-old girl. Christopher Dionne, of Old Lyme, Connecticut, […]
