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Thursday 26 of December 2024

Weinstein's Impact: List of men accused of sexual misconduct


FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. His is currently under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles and denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. His is currently under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles and denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. His is currently under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles and denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File),FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. His is currently under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles and denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Since The New York Times published allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in October, multiple men in Hollywood and media have faced allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape. A look at some of the men accused:

— Producer Harvey Weinstein— Accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. Fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. Under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.

— Actor Jeremy Piven — Accused by three women of sexual misconduct. He denies all allegations.

— Actor Kevin Spacey — Accused by at least 14 men of sexual misconduct or assault. London police reportedly investigating a sexual assault. Fired from ‘House of Cards’ and replaced in Ridley Scott’s completed film ‘All the Money in the World.’ His former publicist has said he is seeking unspecified treatment.

— Filmmaker Brett Ratner — Accused by at least six women of sexual harassment. Playboy shelved projects with Ratner and Ratner stepped away from Warner Bros. related activities. He denies the allegations.

— Actor Steven Seagal — Accused by two women of rape. He denies the allegations.

— Comedian Louis C.K. — Accused by five women of sexual misconduct. Planned release of film “I Love You, Daddy” halted. Netflix special canceled. He says the allegations are true and has apologized.

— Actor Ed Westwick — Accused by two women of sexual assault. The BBC pulled an Agatha Christie adaptation from its television schedule and halted production on a second sitcom starring the “Gossip Girl’ actor. Los Angeles police are investigating. He denies the allegations.

— Actor Dustin Hoffman — Accused by woman of sexual harassing when she was 17. He has apologized for his behavior.

— ‘Mad Men’ creator Matthew Weiner — Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He denies the allegation.

— Actor Robert Knepper — Accused by one woman of sexual assault. He denies the allegations.

— Actor Jeffrey Tambor — One woman alleges sexual misconduct. He denies the allegation.

— Writer-director James Toback — Accused by hundreds of women of sexual harassment. Beverly Hills police investigating complaints. He has denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times.

— Director-producer Gary Goddard — Accused by one man of sexually molesting him at age 12. He was unavailable to immediately respond.

— Producer Chris Savino— Accused of harassing up to 12 women. Fired from Nickelodeon. He has apologized for his behavior.

— Amazon executive Roy Price — Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He resigned from Amazon.

— Journalist Mark Halperin — Accused of harassing about 12 women while at ABC News. Book contract terminated. Fired from job at NBC News. He has denied some of the allegations.

— New Republic publisher Hamilton Fish— Multiple sexual harassment allegations. He has resigned from the magazine.

— New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier — Accused of sexually harassing numerous women. Removed from the masthead of The Atlantic magazine. He has apologized for his behavior.

— NPR news chief Michael Oreskes — Accused of inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment by at least four women while at The New York Times, NPR and The Associated Press. He has been ousted from NPR.

— Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner — Accused by one man of sexual harassment. He says he did not intend to make the accuser uncomfortable.

— Billboard magazine executive Stephen Blackwell — Accused of sexual harassment by one woman. He has resigned from the magazine.

— Artforum publisher Knight Landesman — Accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and sued by one woman. He has resigned from the magazine.

— Webster Public Relations CEO Kirt Webster — Accused of sexual assault by one woman. Firm renamed and Webster is “taking time away’”

— Celebrity chef John Besh — Accused by 25 women of sexual harassment. He has stepped down from the company he founded.