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Rennard resigned months after being confronted by Clegg's then chief of staff, Danny Alexander, in December 2008 over allegations of harassment, which he strenuously denies.

Not exact matches

Lauer's ouster is the latest in a long (and growing) list of high - profile men in media, entertainment, and other industries who have lost their jobs over a flood of sexual harassment, assault allegations, and other misconduct, including Charlie Rose, Garrison Keillor, Harvey Weinstein, and Kevin Spacey.

But in the wake of the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment allegations that have come to light across multiple industries over the past several months, it's on every company to assess whether their HR policies in this arena make it possible for everyone to feel safe at work.

One of the most pronounced reactions, though, came when Meyers did a joke about Harvey Weinstein, the longtime film producer who sparked the reckoning over sexual harassment after The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed three decades of allegations against him.

Earlier on Tuesday, Deadline reported that Apple pulled the plug on an Elvis Presley biopic, apparently abandoning a development deal for the film with The Weinstein Company over the recent deluge of sexual harassment allegations against that production company's co-founder, Harvey Weinstein.

Bill O'Reilly will get a payout of up to $ 25 million following his ouster from Fox News over sexual harassment allegations, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

Over the past few years, allegations ranging from verbal harassment to rape have rocked the careers of these men against a backdrop of increasing awareness about harassment.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Uber has faced ongoing scrutiny over allegations of workplace harassment, a criminal probe into its attempts to evade regulators, a lawsuit over trade secret theft brought by Waymo — its competitor in the self - driving car industry — and a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges her medical files were improperly shared by Kalanick and other executives.

These conversations occurred against a backdrop of daily #MeToo stories and allegations of sexual harassment against executives in numerous industries, making for a lot of interesting conversations that we plan to publish more of over the next several weeks.

The police in London and New York said they're looking into complaints involving the disgraced film producer — the latest turn in a scandal that has consumed Hollywood over allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.

Morgan Stanley officials briefed on the process say that amid a national outcry over sexual harassment, the bank had little choice but to fire former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. after it learned of an allegation against him, even though the charge was never corroborated.

The aide, Glenn S. Aronow, worked for Maziarz in the State Senate until 2011, when he resigned over allegations of sexual harassment.

Lauren Greene, the Texas Republican's former communications director, sued her boss in December 2014 over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.

Lord Rennard has just issued a statement to his colleagues in the House of Lords, explaining his refusal to apologise over allegations of sexual harassment.

The University of Rochester researchers who are embroiled in a legal battle with the university over allegations of sexual harassment have filed a lengthy rebuttal to a report issued last month as part of an independent investigation.

State University of New York officials have revoked an honorary award given to television host Charlie Rose over sexual harassment allegations.

Lord Rennard's membership of the Liberal Democrats has been suspended pending a disciplinary investigation over bringing the party into disrepute by failing to apologise over harassment allegations, the party has said.

Portsmouth South MP in effect deselected by local party over allegations of sexual harassment towards a constituent

Lord Rennard has hired a top lawyer in a bid to stop his suspension from the Liberal Democrats, as sources close to the peer late Tuesday warned of a potential legal «bloodbath» over the harassment allegations that could embarrass the party.

The dispute in the Liberal Democrats over sexual harassment allegations surrounding Lord Rennard, the party's former chief executive, is in danger of spinning out of control

Nick Clegg is standing firm over the future of Lord Rennard, saying basic decency requires the peer to apologise over harassment allegations before having the party whip restored and that he does not believe this is the time for legal sabre rattling by Rennard's supporters.

Esty announced she would not seek re-election following criticism over her handling of sexual harassment allegations in her congressional office.

As Silver continues to face heat over his effort to keep quiet sexual harassment allegations made against now ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the speaker sat down with women members of his Democratic conference.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand urged Trump to step down over the «credible» and «numerous» allegations of sexual harassment against him, joining a fellow Democratic senator — New Jersey's Cory Booker — who made a similar plea on Sunday.

A university lecturer, Mr. Kisuze Edward, has been suspended by the University of Makarere in Uganda over allegations of sexual harassment.

Gillibrand, who previously proposed new laws for combating sexual harassment in Congress and in the military, stepped out of the Democratic mainstream two weeks ago when she said former President Bill Clinton should have, in hindsight, resigned over sexual harassment allegations.

The deputy prime minister then admitted allegations of sexual harassment led to Rennard's resignation from the party, despite assuring press outlets over the weekend that the decision was taken on health grounds.

The Liberal Democrat leader was attacked for his disparaging assessment of the media as «self - appointed detectives» yesterday, as the row over harassment allegations against Rennard continued.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is suing Wynn Resorts» board of directors over the chain's handling of sex harassment allegations.

To clarify: Lord Rennard was investigated by both the Metropolitan Police and the Liberal Democrats over allegations of sexual harassment but both investigations were dropped because there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

Party facing questions over its investigation of former aide at centre of allegations of attempted blackmail, bullying and sexual harassment

The 39 - year - old Barrow MP, a former aide to Gordon Brown, has had the whip withdrawn by Labour's general secretary over allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies.

Legislators, however, expressed concern over recent media reports regarding Uber: a former engineer for the company's sexual harassment allegation, a video of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick arguing with an Uber driver and The New York Times» report revealing the company's clandestine use of software to circumvent authorities regulating ride - hailing services.

Once a source of national leaders of both political parties, New York state has descended into a bizarre, riveting spectacle of corruption and political debasement, with its governor facing calls to resign as well as new charges of accepting illicit perks and lying under oath, the dean of its congressional delegation giving up his gavel over corruption charges and another House member announcing he won't run again amid allegations of sexual harassment.

The body which bestows the annual Nobel Prize in Literature has been hit by the withdrawal of a number of its members after a row over allegations of sexual abuse and harassment.

Earlier this year, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe left the company after raising a lawsuit against her colleagues over allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Emma Thompson is the latest celebrity calling out Harvey Weinstein after a wave of sexual harassment allegations have come to light over the past week.

In less than a week, the mounting scandal over allegations of sexual harassment and...

As Hollywood continues to reel over allegations of sexual harassment against movie producer Harvey Weinstein, it seems there could be more...

In the wake of #MeToo and the tidal wave of outrage over allegations of ongoing sexual misconduct by the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, James Toback and many more, The New York Times reports that 300 prominent female actors, agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed a vast and ambitious initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment not only in Hollywood a but also in blue - collar workplaces nationwide.

We've long been fans of the hilarious Honest Trailers, so it was hard to know what would happen to the series when its co-founder, Andy Signore, was fired in early October over multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

In the wake of Jeffrey Tambor's firing from Transparent over sexual harassment allegations, his once - and - possibly - future Arrested Development co-star David Cross has spoken up in support of the actor.

On the latest Tic Podcast Kal and Anchorman with guest Lord Addict & Rand Al Thor, discuss the rumor of games that will launch with OG Xbox back compat, Neogaf falling apart over sexual harassment allegations & a possible rebirth of Soul Reaver.

When Nicole Berry left her position as deputy director of the Expo Chicago art fair in September 2016 to become deputy director of New York's Armory Show, she could hardly have anticipated that a little over a year later she would be leading the fair — a position she now finds herself in after the Armory Show's director of two years, Benjamin Genocchio, resigned over allegations of sexual harassment.

Combining our longstanding and market - leading labor and employment team with deep crisis management experience and the investigative backgrounds of former leaders from the US Attorney General's Office, former federal prosecutors, state prosecutors, and leaders from other government agencies — including a special team of more than 30 female attorneys — we built a team over decades that can strategically and effectively manage complex internal investigations on behalf of clients and defend them in the matters that result when allegations of harassment by a top member of management becomes a crisis.

Earlier this month, a federal appellate judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit retired amid allegations that he engaged in sexual harassment and unwelcome touching over the course of his 32 years on the bench.

One of Amazon's best - known shows from Mozart's era, Transparent, has both lost its original prominence and is shifting focus after the departure of its lead actor over sexual harassment allegations.

The news is the latest harassment allegation in a mountain of accounts over the last few days involving film producer Harvey Weinstein — a move that also has Amazon considering its connection there.