Summary: Dozens of men in entertainment, media, and politics have been accused of sexual harassment or assault.
In October, The New York Times published an explosive article that documented Weinstein Company founder Harvey Weinstein, and his decades of alleged sexual harassment against women in Hollywood. The piece inspired other Weinstein victims to come forward, and a floodgate soon opened where women and men publicly accused high-profile figures from entertainment, media and politics of groping, rape, and other forms of sexual misconduct at work.
On Monday, PBS and CBS news host Charlie Rose was accused of sexual harassment by eight women. The allegations included groping and lewd phone calls, and Rose issued an apology after The Washington Post broke the story.
“It is essential that these women know I hear them and that I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior,” Rose said in a statement. “I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.”
Rose and accused men such as comic Louis C.K., actor Ben Affleck, and politician Al Franken have publicly apologized for their actions; but others such as politician Roy Moore, actor Jeremy Piven, and actor Ed Westwick have denied the allegations against them.
The recent bombardment of sexual harassment claims has been dubbed a “witch hunt” by critics who believe that women are unnecessarily attacking men. However, the alleged victims have said that Weinstein’s fall empowered them to come forward with their own stories of harassment and abuse and that them coming forward is only an indication that there was a long-standing rooted problem in society.
So far, dozens of men have been accused of sexual harassment or assault; and their respective companies have either let the individuals go or have begun investigations.
The following is a comprehensive list of the men accused of sexual harassment post-Weinstein:
Entertainment
– Actor Ben Affleck
– Celebrity chef John Besh
– Comedian Louis C.K.
– Cinefamily executives Hadrian Belove and Shadie Elnashai
– Comedian Andy Dick
– Actor Richard Dreyfuss
– Celebrity chef Todd English
– Director-producer Gary Goddard
– Producer David Guillod
– Casting employee Andy Henry
– Actor Dustin Hoffman
– Agent Erik Horine
– Agent Tyler Grasham
– Actor Jon Grissom
– Agent Ryan Ly
– Writer Murray Miller
– Actor Robert Knepper
– Showrunner Andrew Kreisberg
– Actor Jeremy Piven
– Filmmaker Brett Ratner
– Comedy festival organizer Gilbert Rozon
– Producer Chris Savino
– Host and producer Ryan Seacrest
– Actor Charlie Sheen
– Showrunner Mark Schwahn
– Actor Steven Seagal
– Actor Tom Sizemore
– Rapper and mogul Russell Simmons
– Actor Kevin Spacey
– Actor Jeffrey Tambor
– Actor George Takei
– Writer-director James Toback
– Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner
– Actor Ed Westwick
– Producer Harvey Weinstein
– Producer Bob Weinstein
– Agent Adam Venit
– Talent manager Marty Weiss
Media, publishing, and business
– Billboard magazine executive Stephen Blackwell
– Penguin Random House art director Giuseppe Castellano
– New Republic publisher Hamilton Fish
– Journalist Mark Halperin
– Artforum publisher Knight Landesman
– NPR news chief Michael Oreskes
– Amazon executive Roy Price
– Journalist Charlie Rose
– Webster Public Relations CEO Kirt Webster
– Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner
– New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier
– NBC News booker Matt Zimmerman
Politics
– US Senator Al Franken
– US Senate candidate Roy Moore
– Former President George H.W. Bush
– Florida Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Bittel
– Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover
– Ohio Representative Wes Goodman
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