It’s unclear what the Times is planning to report, but sources say the newspaper has been calling dozens of current and former employees and associates of Weinstein, going back as far as the executive’s days running Miramax more than two decades ago. The reporting team is also said to have procured internal human resources documents during the investigation.
Weinstein, who runs the New York-based Weinstein Co., is no stranger to litigation, but in this case he has lawyered up in an unusually significant way.
In addition to his usual attorney David Boies, Weinstein also has engaged Lisa Bloom, a Woodland Hills, Calif.-based lawyer and television personality specializing in sexual harassment cases (and the daughter of Gloria Allred), as well as Charles Harder, the Beverly Hills-based litigator who represented Hulk Hogan in the invasion of privacy trial that brought down the Gawker website. Other lawyers also are said to be advising the mogul. "Harvey Weinstein is obviously excellent at assembling a legal team," said Bloom in a statement.
Company Scrambles as Weinstein Takes Leave and a Third of the Board Resigns https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/us/harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment.html
The Times investigation found complaints of sexual harassment by Mr. Weinstein stretching back decades and at least eight settlements paid to women. Angered by the revelations, employees of the company have demanded swift action by its leaders.
Earlier Friday, a lawyer advising Mr. Weinstein said in a television appearance that he had acted inappropriately and agreed with an interviewer who had characterized Mr. Weinstein’s reported actions as illegal.
In an email to employees on Friday, Mr. Glasser, the company’s president, said that the company was “taking the allegations seriously” and that the investigation would determine the “best decision for how to address the situation.”
He said the company would start working with an “independent, third party firm” to which employees could report episodes of harassment they had experienced or witnessed. He said that the company “values women” and was “committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.”
“I truly want to do what is right for this company, our many wonderful partners and, most importantly, you — our employees, so we are not taking this lightly,” Mr. Glasser wrote.
shocking
shareUm.... why is the user above "Hollywood Reporter" without a post number beside and no possible way to click on their account?
shareSeems a clickbait/traffic sort of deal for journalism outfits...probably grind-mill C level stuff written by interns and so on
Several other papers (Wash Post, NY Times etc ) have made lame, baiting posts of late
I generally ignore them
Shitty journalism too by the way!
Google around and see how many dozens of news sites have reported the same half-assed 'facts' about any news event
Tom Petty rose from the dead six times more than Jesus according to these 'net scoops!!
<< Seems a clickbait/traffic sort of deal for journalism outfits...probably grind-mill C level stuff written by interns and so on >>
Sometimes I reply with things like, "You are so wise! The most insightful poster EVER! TELL US MORE...!"
But they never answer : (
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