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Amazon has put the head of its video content service on leave after he became embroiled in the widening scandal surrounding the disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Roy Price, who is in charge of Amazon Studios, is accused of sexually harassing Isa Hackett, the producer of one its best known shows, The Man in the High Castle. The actor Rose McGowan also claimed Price ignored her claim that Weinstein had raped her.
Amazon announced that Price had been placed on an immediate leave of absence, while it investigated the allegations. Price has yet to comment. Amazon also said it was considering scrapping two projects it was working on with the Weinstein Company, which sacked Harvey Weinstein, one of its founders, earlier this week after he was accused of sexual harassment and assault by several actors. The projects are the The Romanoffs, with the Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner, and an untitled drama starring Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.
Hackett, daughter of the late science fiction writer Philip K Dick, alleged that Price repeatedly propositioned her on the way to, and during, an Amazon party in 2015. She told the industry trade magazine the Hollywood Reporter that Price had said: “You will love my dick.” She said after she made clear she had a wife and children, Price loudly suggested “anal sex”, within earshot of several others at the gathering.
Hackett added that when she told Amazon about the incident it hired external investigators, but she was never told about the results.
Christopher Tricarico, a laywer for Hackett, said the magazine’s account of her allegations was accurate.
The studio picked up three Oscars this year under Price’s helm.
Police in New York and London have launched investigations following the publication of a series of claims against Weinstein that go back decades. He denies allegations of non-consensual sex.
Source: The Guardian
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