John Nolte
BreitbartThu, 12 Oct 2017 19:02 UTC
© Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Amazon StudiosBezos (L) and Price (R)
Update: Amazon Studios executive Roy Price has been suspended following accusations of sexual harassment against a television producer.
"Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately," a representative for Amazon said in a
statement Thursday night.
Original story below:Just hours after actress Rose McGowan launched a broadside against Amazon CEO (and
Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos with the accusation that the richest man in the world was "
funding rapists, alleged pedos, and sexual harassers," one of Bezos's top executives,
Roy Price, was publicly accused of harassing television producer Isa Hackett.
In an interview with
The Hollywood Reporter, Hackett says the horror show began in a cab after an Amazon staff party back in July of 2015:
Once in the cab, Hackett says Price repeatedly and insistently propositioned her. "You will love my d**k," he said, according to Hackett, who relayed her account to multiple individuals in the hours after the alleged episode. (The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Hackett told at least two people about the alleged incident in the immediate aftermath.) Hackett says she made clear to Price she was not interested and told him that she is lesbian with a wife and children.
Hackett says Price did not relent in the cab or once they arrived at the Amazon party. As she talked with other executives, she says that Price stepped close to her and loudly said, "Anal sex!" in her ear.
Most damning for Amazon is the fact that
Hatckett reported the incidents to Amazon. The company says it did an investigation but Price still has his high-powered job.
Amazon released a mealy-mouthed statement that read in part, "[W]e looked closely at this specific concern and addressed it directly with those involved."
In her tweetstorm to Bezos, McGowan says that "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."
Roy Price is the head of Bezos' studio.
Comment: Actress Vanessa Marquez
claimed on Twitter that "Clooney helped blacklist me when I spoke up [about] harassment on ER. Women who don't play the game lose career... I did."
"He's not who he pretends [to be]," added Marquez in another post. "Wells, NBC, Amblin, WB, cast & crew & my agents all complicit in my #Blacklist [for] speaking UP in '95"
After one user expressed their shock that Clooney would be accused of covering up sexual harassment, Marquez replied, "He's a monster in his own way... Everyone should know The Truth About Clooney."
Clooney denied having anything to do with it, saying he "had no idea Vanessa was blacklisted".
Director Oliver Stone has refused to speak out against Weinstein, saying that he believes you should "wait until this thing gets to trial" before commenting. But he too has been
accused by former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens, who says that 26 years ago, when she was 22, Stone grabbed her breast at a party:
"He was really cocky, had this big grin on his face like he was going to get away with something," Stevens, who was 22 at the time, told The News.
At that point, Stone "reached out and...honked it like a horn," she said, describing him as "an immature guy in elementary school who snaps your bra."
Stevens said she was surrounded by other people, but nobody said anything.
"That's what's going on in Hollywood. That's why things have to change. He's Oliver Stone. Nobody's going to say anything," she told The News.
Former Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones
revealed what the pop super-star life is really like:
My truth.I wasn't in a girl group. I was in a prostitution ring. Oh & we happened to sing & be famous. While everyone who owned us made the $
How bad was it?people ask-bad enough that I walked away from my dreams,bandmates&a 13 million dollar record deal. We knew we were going to#1
I want the den mother from hell to confess why another 1 of her girl group girls committed suicide? Tell the public how you mentally broke us
To be apart of the team you must be a team player.Meaning sleep with whoever they say.If you dont they have nothing on you to leverage
Yes I said leverage. Meaning after they turn you out or get you hooked on drugs they use it against you. Correct. Victimizing the victim again
Why don't we report it? Because we are all abused! I personally have been warned if I tell I will ... you know end up dead or no more career
Well ...killing you or killing your soul what's the difference. You do it for them.A teenagers go to jail for less. Will Hollywood?
Anyone in Hollywood care to talk about the industry's sins? Nope no one ....
I told press in Hollywood about my abuse & they did nothing. I'm still dealing with Vegas. Talk about back to back. Vegas & Hollywood man
In 2004 I told hollywood executives, 2005-2006 I told press. In 2011 I spoke up again. Hope you can hear me now Media in 2017! Way to go
I wonder if any other victims kept a journal like I did? Oh yes I kept a journal with timelines ....
James Van Der Beek said he too was abused as a young man: "I've had my ass grabbed by older, powerful men, I've had them corner me in inappropriate sexual conversations when I was much younger..."
Update (Oct. 15): Writer Lila Feinberg has
called off her wedding with Amazon exec Roy Price, which was planned for November 12.
Comment: Actress Vanessa Marquez claimed on Twitter that "Clooney helped blacklist me when I spoke up [about] harassment on ER. Women who don't play the game lose career... I did." Clooney denied having anything to do with it, saying he "had no idea Vanessa was blacklisted".
Director Oliver Stone has refused to speak out against Weinstein, saying that he believes you should "wait until this thing gets to trial" before commenting. But he too has been accused by former Playboy Playmate Carrie Stevens, who says that 26 years ago, when she was 22, Stone grabbed her breast at a party: Former Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones revealed what the pop super-star life is really like: James Van Der Beek said he too was abused as a young man: "I've had my ass grabbed by older, powerful men, I've had them corner me in inappropriate sexual conversations when I was much younger..."
Update (Oct. 15): Writer Lila Feinberg has called off her wedding with Amazon exec Roy Price, which was planned for November 12.