Amazon Studio boss Roy Price resigns following allegations of sexual harassment

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Five days after the company placed him on a leave of absence amid allegations he sexually harassed a female producer, head of Amazon Studios Roy Price resigned yesterday. The studio’s chief operating officer, Albert Cheng, will take over Price’s role on an interim basis.

Amazon suspended Price after Man in the High Castle producer Isa Hackett gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter in which she talked about the “shocking and surreal” experience he put her through.

Hackett, who is the daughter of late legendary science fiction author and Man in the High Castle writer Philip K. Dick, said Price repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances toward her following the San Diego Comic-Con in 2015.

Hackett had previously declined to give specifics about the incident as she didn’t want “to distract or deflate the energies of all the people who are so invested in these shows,” but felt compelled to speak out following the Harvey Weinstein revelations.

Amazon hired a private investigator to look into the incident after it was brought to the company’s attention, but Hackett said she was never informed of the inquiry’s outcome.

On the same day that the Hollywood Reporter article was published, actress Rose McGowan tweeted that Price didn’t listen to her claims that Weinstein raped her. Price brought him onboard for a producer role on one of her shows, and Amazon Studios won what McGowan called “a dirty Oscar.”

1) @jeffbezos I told the head of your studio that HW raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.

— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 12, 2017

4) @jeffbezos I am calling on you to stop funding rapists, alleged pedos and sexual harassers. I love @amazon but there is rot in Hollywood

— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 12, 2017

Amazon said it was reviewing its options for the projects it had with The Weinstein Co. On Friday, it cut ties with the production company.

Harvey Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex. He is currently being treated in an Arizona rehab facility for sex addiction.

Yesterday, Amanda Segel, an executive producer for the now-canceled Mist TV series, claimed that Harvey's brother Bob Weinstein made unwanted advances toward her when she worked at the Weinstein company last year.

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[Rippleman]

Barack Obama raped me. Over & over I said it to the police. They said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.

Don't believe me? Why not? Point: just because someone says something doesn't make it true. While it should be taken seriously, simple statements alone are not evidence. While it maybe this guy does turn out to be a scumbag, that specific part "I was the proof" is not something anyone should offer as "proof".

 

[davislane1]

Barack Obama raped me. Over & over I said it to the police. They said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.

Don't believe me? Why not? Point: just because someone says something doesn't make it true. While it should be taken seriously, simple statements alone are not evidence. While it maybe this guy does turn out to be a scumbag, that specific part "I was the proof" is not something anyone should offer as "proof".

Shades of UVA.

 

[Camikazi]

Barack Obama raped me. Over & over I said it to the police. They said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.

Don't believe me? Why not? Point: just because someone says something doesn't make it true. While it should be taken seriously, simple statements alone are not evidence. While it maybe this guy does turn out to be a scumbag, that specific part "I was the proof" is not something anyone should offer as "proof".

I've said the same and been insulted on other forums because apparently if I'm not a woman that has gone through things I could never understand. That just sounds exactly like "I am the proof" to me.

 

[sdms96825]

It looks like he is hitting on Bezos!

 

[psycros]

The question nobody seems to be asking: why didn't any of these women scream their lungs out like any NORMAL woman would or go straight to the police afterwards? Why didn't they fight back? I don't care if these were powerful men, the cops will listen and the rape kit rarely lies. Sure, the alleged scumbag will always say its consensual but 99% of the time the authorities take the woman's word for it.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

Make this Roy scumbag pay the 'Price'. Guilty until proven innocent I say.

 

[p51d007]

NEVER have a PRIVATE meeting with a woman, minor, without any witnesses in the same room.
These days, right or wrong, you are taking a risk.
ANYONE can say ANYTHING, and, by the time it is proved right or wrong, any reputation you have
is damaged beyond control.

 

[Rippleman]

NEVER have a PRIVATE meeting with a woman, minor, without any witnesses in the same room.
These days, right or wrong, you are taking a risk.
ANYONE can say ANYTHING, and, by the time it is proved right or wrong, any reputation you have
is damaged beyond control.

This may sound extreme, but because it is so simple and easy to do, I do this: I have an app on my phone that records any audio (sound triggered) it picks up. I record all the moments I am awake and then upload to my google account in case I ever need to account for my day and/or interaction with a person. While I can't see a situation like this in the story happening to me, almost every hypothetical situation involving a false claim/accusation could be easily handled by anyone doing what I do.

Note: reversely, this would have also helped the Rose girl in this story if her claims are true.