179. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 11/16 **#7**

http://www.agcwebpages.com/BLINDITEMS/2019/NOV.html

179. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 11/16 **#7**

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2019/11/blind-item-7-reader-blind.html

Reader Blind: This Oscar nominated/Oscar winning actor was probably A+ at the peak of his career as he was a trailblazer and the first of his kind to win a prestigious award. Later, in his career he did more directing. He is very old and largely retired but is still seen as a cultural icon of sort. A combination of his age and his perceived integrity has shielded him from some #metoo accusations which are from earlier in his career. Mostly his age as most of the women who talked about him have passed away but over the years they did tell people. The stories were not simple harassment but full on violent sexual assault that occurred on movie sets mostly. This magazine associated with a city started a story but killed it when they couldn’t get a living person on record as to this actor’s behavior. Sidney Poitier/first black actor to win the Academy Award/The New York Times/ADDED PERK: From 1995 to 2003, Poitier served as a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company (Oscar win proved Sidney Poitier was second to none) (Acting, Directing and Recording) (Sidney Poitier's Demons) (Oscar Winner Poitier Testifies in Disney vs Disney Case) (Disney Cuts Board by Four Members)