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36 powerful men accused of sexual misconduct after Harvey Weinstein

After several women accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault or harassment, other people are coming forward to share their stories.

After many women accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment, similar accusations against a number of famous and powerful men have surfaced.

Some people have become emboldened by the voices of Weinstein's accusers and are coming forward with allegations of sexual misconduct in what is being referred to as the "Weinstein ripple effect."

In less than two months, allegations of sexual misconduct have spread from industry to industry, with fresh stories from the media, politics, and entertainment surfacing on a near daily basis.

Revered members of the entertainment industry like Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K., along with politicians such as Senator Al Franken, and candidate Roy Moore have been accused of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.

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Here's a list of men who have been accused of sexual misconduct since news of the Weinstein allegations broke:

Actor Ben Affleck

The actress Hilarie Burton accused Ben Affleck of groping her breast during a 2003 interview.

Burton tweeted a video of the interview and wrote: "Girls. I'm so impressed with you brave ones. I had to laugh back then so I wouldn't cry. Sending love."

@ShaniceBrim <a href="https... @ Hilarie Burton

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Affleck tweeted an apology to Burton, saying he had "acted inappropriately."

The makeup artist Annamarie Tendler in a tweet also accused Affleck of groping her during a Golden Globes party in 2014.

Affleck has not responded to Tendler's tweet.

A representative for Affleck declined a request for comment from Business Insider.

Former head of Amazon Studios Roy Price

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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the film producer Isa Hackett alleged that Roy Price, the former head of Amazon Studios, sexually harassed her while they were promoting the series "The Man in the High Castle" in 2015.

Hackett worked as an executive producer on the series based on her father's book.

Hackett said she met Price on July 10, 2015, at San Diego's Comic-Con to promote the series with him and that he invited her to an Amazon staff party that evening. She and Price shared a cab to the party, where Hackett said Price told her, "You will love my d--k."

Hackett said she declined Price's advances but that the inappropriate behavior persisted throughout the evening.

Hackett said she reported Price's behavior to Amazon immediately.

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After the interview was published, Amazon suspended Price indefinitely, and he resigned soon after.

Price has yet to publicly address either the allegations or his resignation.

Producer Bob Weinstein

Amanda Segel, the former executive producer of "The Mist," accused Bob Weinstein of consistently making unwanted advances on her in an interview with Variety.

Segel said that while working with Weinstein on the TV series, he continued to ask her out to dinner despite her repeatedly telling him she was uninterested in a romantic relationship. Segal said his advances stopped only once she told The Weinstein Company, which was producing "The Mist," that she would leave the series if his behavior continued.

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"'No' should be enough," Segel said. "After 'no,' anybody who has asked you out should just move on. Bob kept referring to me that he wanted to have a friendship. He didn't want a friendship. He wanted more than that. My hope is that 'no' is enough from now on."

Weinstein's lawyer, Bert Fields, released a statement to Variety denying Segel's allegations.

"There is no way in the world that Bob Weinstein is guilty of sexual harassment, and even if you believed what this person asserts, there is no way it would amount to that," Fields said.

Weinstein did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Former editor at The New Republic, Leon Wieseltier

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Leon Wieseltier, a former editor of The New Republic, has been accused by many of his former female colleagues of sexually harassing them and making crude sexual comments to them, The New York Times reported.

In a statement to The Times, Wieseltier asked for his former colleagues' "forgiveness."

"The women with whom I worked are smart and good people," Wieseltier said. "I am ashamed to know that I made any of them feel demeaned and disrespected. I assure them I will not waste this reckoning."

Wieseltier did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Celebrity chef John Besh

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One of John Besh's former employees, who had a sexual relationship with the celebrity chef, said in a complaint that he once "continued to attempt to coerce" her "to submit to his sexual overtures," The Times-Picayune published in an investigative report.

Twenty-five women have also said they were sexually harassed by male coworkers and bosses while working in Besh's restaurants, the news outlet reported.

Besh said in a statement that he felt the relationship with his former employee was consensual. The chef also said he apologized to those he had worked with in the "past and present" who found his behavior "unacceptable."

Besh did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Director James Toback

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The director James Toback has been accused by over 200 women of sexual harassment or assault, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Toback is accused of inviting women to have interviews or auditions with him and then either dry-hump them or masturbate in front of them without their consent.

The actress Julianne Moore tweeted that Toback asked her to "audition" for him in the 1980s, but that she turned him down on two separate occasions.

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Toback has not responded to these accusations, but he told a Rolling Stone reporter before the Times story came out that some of the allegations against him that the reporter had heard were "idiotic."

A former agent for Toback did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Former editorial director at Vox Media, Lockhart Steele

A former Vox employee named Eden Rohatensky said in a Medium post that a vice president at a company she had worked for had sexually harassed her.

Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff later confirmed that Lockhart Steele was the vice president Rohatensky was referring to in her post, The Awl reported.

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Steele was fired from Vox and has not publicly addressed his termination.

Steele did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Prominent tech figure Robert Scoble

Three women have accused the prominent tech figure Robert Scoble, a former Microsoft employee, of sexual and verbal harassment from 2009 to 2014.

Michelle Greer told BuzzFeed News that in 2010, while she was working with Scoble at Rackspace, he touched her inappropriately at the Startup Riot conference.

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"I remember seeing him with two drinks in his hand," she said. "My boss sat next to me, and Scoble sits across from me and starts touching my leg."

The journalist Quinn Norton described a similar experience with Scoble in 2010 at the hacker conference Foo Camp in a Medium post.

"And then, without any more warning, Scoble was on me," she wrote. "I felt one hand on my breast and his arm reaching around and grabbing my butt."

Sarah Kunst, a startup founder, also tweeted that she had reported Scoble's "bad behavior years ago."

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Scoble released a statement on his personal website on Wednesday denying all sexual-harassment allegations against him.

"If I were guilty of all the things said about me I would still not be in a position to have sexually harassed anyone," Scoble said. "I don’t have employees, I don’t cut checks for investment. None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual harassment requires that I have such power."

Animator, producer, and director Chris Savino

Multiple women have accused Chris Savino, the creator of the animated series "The Loud House," of sexually harassing them, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Nickelodeon fired Savino as the news broke.

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Savino posted a public apology on Facebook; it has since been removed.

"I am deeply sorry and I am ashamed. Although it was never my intention, I now understand the impact of my actions and communications created an uncomfortable environment," Savino said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "At every stage of my career, I have sought to uplift my colleagues and cultivate a culture of respect. In this objective, I have failed. I should have known better, I should have acted better, and this has been a difficult, but valuable lesson."

Savino said he had the "deepest respect for the bravery of the women who have spoken out."

A representative for Savino declined a request for comment from Business Insider.

Magician David Blaine

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In an interview with The Daily Beast, the model Natasha Prince, David Blaine's ex-girlfriend, accused the magician of raping her in London in 2004.

Scotland Yard said in a statement to the news outlet that it is investigating Prince's allegation.

Blaine's attorney, Marty Singer, released a statement to The Daily Beast denying Prince's accusation.

"My client vehemently denies that he raped or sexually assaulted any woman, ever, and he specifically denies raping a woman in 2004," Singer said.

Singer added that "if, in fact, there is any police investigation, my client will fully cooperate because he has nothing to hide."

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Blaine did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Director Roman Polanski

Marianne Barnard has accused the director Roman Polanksi of molesting her in 1975, when she was 10 years old.

Barnard tweeted: "#RomanPolanski took photos of me naked & in fur coat on beach in Malibu, I was 10 yrs old. He went on from there. This ends now #ROSEARMY."

#RomanPolanski took photos ... @ Marianne Barnard (M)

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In an interview with The Sun, Barnard described her encounter with the director and explained why she decided to come forward with her story now.

"I felt terribly conflicted that I have been silent all this time and all these women are bravely coming forward, and I thought to myself I can't, in good conscience, knowing what I know — and having gone through what I've gone through — not speak out," Barnard said.

Barnard has since reported the incident to the Los Angeles Police Department and is petitioning to remove the director from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Sun reported.

Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape charges in 1977 in the US but fled to Europe upon realizing his plea bargain was unlikely to be accepted. Polanski has remained in Europe and has not returned to the US since then.

In a statement to Business Insider on behalf of the director, Polanski's public-relations officer said, "I entirely reject the unfounded allegations of Mme. Barnard, of whom I have no knowledge."

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Musician R. Kelly

R. Kelly's former girlfriend Kitti Jones said in an interview with Rolling Stone that the rapper physically abused her and forced her to have sex with other women from 2011 to 2013.

Jones had also been a part of a story published by BuzzFeed in July that said R. Kelly had formed an abusive "cult" of six women.

A representative for R. Kelly released a statement to Rolling Stone denying Jones' claims.

"It is unfortunate that Ms. Jones, after public statements to the contrary, is now attempting to portray a relationship history with Mr. Kelly as anything other than consensual involvement between two adults," the statement said. "As stated previously, Mr. Kelly does not control the decision-making or force the actions of any other human being, including Ms. Jones, by her own admission."

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R. Kelly did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Musician Ethan Kath

Alice Glass shared an emotional post on her website that said she had endured "almost a decade of abuse, manipulation and psychological control" by her former Crystal Castles bandmate Ethan Kath that began when she was 15.

"Over a period of many months, he gave me drugs and alcohol and had sex with me in an abandoned room at an apartment he managed," she wrote. "It wasn't always consensual and he remained sober whenever we were together."

Glass left Crystal Castles in 2014 and was replaced by Edith Frances.

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"I am outraged and hurt by the recent statements made by Alice about me and our prior relationship," Kath said in a statement to Pitchfork, via his attorney. "Her story is pure fiction and I am consulting my lawyers as to my legal options. Fortunately, there are many witnesses who can and will confirm that I was never abusive to Alice."

Kath confirmed his statement to Business Insider and sent a screenshot of an Instagram message he said Glass' sister sent a "fan" saying she did not believe Glass' allegations. The same screenshot is also on a Tumblr page called Castle Grayskull.

Glass did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Musician Twiggy Ramirez

A former girlfriend of Twiggy Ramirez, the bassist in the band Marilyn Manson, has accused him of sexually and physically abusing her.

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In a Facebook post, Jessicka Addams said Ramirez punched and raped her while they were in a relationship in the early 1990s.

Manson has announced he "decided to part ways with Jeordie White," Ramirez's legal name.

I have decided to part ways... @ Marilyn Manson

Ramirez said in a statement that he does not "condone non-consensual sex of any kind," Rolling Stone reported.

"I will be taking some time to spend with my family and focus on maintaining my several years of sobriety," he said. "If I have caused anyone pain I apologize and truly regret it."

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Former President George H.W. Bush

The actress Heather Lind said in a lengthy Instagram post, which has since been deleted, that former President George H.W. Bush "sexually assaulted" her.

A representative for Bush said in a statement to the Daily Mail, "President Bush would never — under any circumstance — intentionally cause anyone distress, and he most sincerely apologizes if his attempt at humor offended Ms. Lind."

The actress Jordana Grolnick told Deadspin that she had also been groped by the former president.

Grolnick said that in 2016 she was performing in the play "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and that Bush came backstage after the performance to take a photo with the cast.

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"We all circled around him and Barbara for a photo, and I was right next to him," Grolnick told Deadspin. "He reached his right hand around to my behind, and as we smiled for the photo he asked the group, 'Do you want to know who my favorite magician is?' As I felt his hand dig into my flesh, he said, 'David Cop-a-Feel!'"

In a statement to Deadspin, Bush's spokesman Jim McGrath said, "At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures."

McGrath also apologized on behalf of the former president and said that "the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner."

"Some have seen it as innocent; others clearly view it as inappropriate," McGrath said.

The author Christina Baker Kline also said in an article published on Slate that the former president groped her during a photo op in 2014.

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Kline said she had been invited to a fundraiser for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and that when she and two other male writers were gathering to take a photo with Bush, he pulled her aside.

Kline said Bush asked her, "You wanna know my favorite book?" and that he responded, "David Cop-a-Feel."

Kline said Bush "squeezed my butt, hard, just as the photographer snapped the photo."

The author also said that after while leaving the fundraiser and recounting to her husband what had happened, a friend of the Bush family who was driving them asked her to be "discreet."

Roslyn Corrigan told TIME that Bush groped her buttocks during a photo op when she was 16 and he was 79.

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Maine Senate Republican candidate Amanda Staples, and retired New York Times reporter Liz Allen have also accused the former president of groping them, according to TIME.

Fashion designer Gianni Versace

In an interview on the podcast "The Adam Carolla Show," the actor Kevin Sorbo accused Gianni Versace of sexually harassing him.

Sorbo said that while he was working as a model in the '90s, the fashion designer invited him to dinner parties, and that one time when they were alone, Versace told Sorbo he was interested in using him in one of his campaigns. Sorbo said Versace then put his hand up his leg.

Sorbo said he told Versace he wasn't interested.

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The actor said Versace responded: "In life, you must f--- everything. You must do the dog, and the cat, and the boy, and the girl."

Sorbo later told The Hollywood Reporter that he had remained friends with Versace over the years but never ended up in any of his campaigns.

The designer died in 1997.

Former NBC News political analyst Mark Halperin

Five women have accused the journalist Mark Halperin of sexually harassing them during his time at ABC News, CNN reported.

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Four of the five women told CNN that they had worked with Halperin in some capacity while he was at the network.

One woman told CNN that she had been invited to meet with Halperin in the early 2000s — when he was the political director of ABC News — and that he had forcibly kissed her, pressed his genitals against her, and grabbed her breasts.

"I went up to have a soda and talk and — he just kissed me and grabbed my boobs," the woman said. "I just froze. I didn't know what to do."

The other women who spoke to CNN similarly said Halperin had pressed his body and genitals against them without their consent. Three of the women said they felt Halperin had propositioned them for sex by inviting them back to his hotel room or, in one case, inviting her into a bathroom with him.

In a statement to CNN, Halperin said he "did pursue relationships with women that I worked with, including some junior to me." But Halperin denied that he had pressed his genitals against any of the women or grabbed a woman's breasts.

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"I now understand from these accounts that my behavior was inappropriate and caused others pain. For that, I am deeply sorry and I apologize," Halperin said in the statement. "Under the circumstances, I'm going to take a step back from my day-to-day work while I properly deal with this situation."

MSNBC — the host of "Morning Joe," which Halperin regularly appears on — told CNN in a statement that it found the allegations "very troubling."

"Mark Halperin is leaving his role as a contributor until the questions around his past conduct are fully understood," the statement said.

ABC News said in a statement to CNN, "Mark left ABC News over a decade ago, and no complaints were filed during his tenure."

E! News correspondent Ken Baker

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Two women have accused the E! News correspondent Ken Baker of sexually harassing them, The Wrap reported.

A former E! News employee said that in 2012 Baker invited her into his office and asked her to sit on his lap.

A former intern at the outlet told The Wrap that in 2011 Baker kissed her without her consent and continued over a few weeks to solicit her for sex. She also said that in 2015 she received texts from Baker saying he wanted to give her "a Tiffany dildo" with his name "engraved on the shaft."

In a statement to The Wrap, Baker said he was "very disturbed by these anonymous allegations" and that they made his "heart ache."

"I care deeply for people's feelings and sincerely live in a way that treats people with dignity and respect," Baker said.

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Baker did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Director and producer Rick Najera

Rick Najera, the director of CBS's Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase, left the network amid allegations of sexual harassment, Variety reported.

A CBS spokesman said in a statement to Variety that the network first became aware in March of "inappropriate comments made during the production of the Diversity Comedy Showcase."

The spokesman said "remedial action was taken" that CBS deemed "appropriate to the matter."

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However, CBS said that new information emerged recently and prompted it to reinvestigate Najera's behavior, and that Najera had resigned.

A source told Variety that two new complaints had been reported to CBS. Variety reported that one performer said Najera told them in 2009 that he was in an open relationship with his wife and insinuated he was interested in having a relationship, and that another said Najera made inappropriate remarks to them in 2014.

The actress Rachel Bloom confirmed to Variety that she had heard about Najera's alleged behavior at the showcase and sent an email asking participants to come forward.

A representative for Najera sent Business Insider a link to a public statement from Najera and his family saying they are "heartbroken and confounded by deliberate and cruel defamations."

"It's unbelievable that a diversity program I directed and we supported for more than a decade would be twisted against me," the statement said. "As we wrestle with our reactions to this attack, I want to remind people that I've spent my whole life not only making people laugh — but showcasing our shared humanity."

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The statement continued: "This is now the most painful and unjust situation that I — and my family — have ever experienced."

Actor Kevin Spacey

The "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of making a sexual advance on him when Rapp was 14 in an interview with BuzzFeed News.

Rapp said that when he and Spacey were starring in a Broadway play in 1986, Spacey invited him to a party at his apartment in Manhattan.

Rapp said Spacey found him watching TV alone in a bedroom, then put him on a bed and lay on top of him.

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"I still to this day can't wrap my head around so many aspects of it," Rapp said. "It's just deeply confusing to me."

Spacey said in a statement on Twitter that he did "not remember the encounter" but that if it happened it "would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior."

Spacey also said he had "loved and had romantic encounters with men" and that he now chooses "to live as a gay man."

Spacey was widely criticized for coming out as a gay man in his apology.

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Actor Roberto Cavazos has also accused Spacey of sexual misconduct. In a Facebook post, Cavazos said the actor tried to touch him without his consent in London's Old Vic Theatre in 2008.

"There are many of us who have a 'Kevin Spacey story,'" Cavazos said in the post, written in Spanish. "It seems the only requirement was to be a male under the age of 30 for Mr Spacey to feel free to touch us. It was so common that it became a local joke (of very bad taste)."

In a statement the Old Vic said, "This is clearly unacceptable and the Old Vic truly apologises for not creating an environment or culture where people felt able to speak freely."

Netflix suspended production of season six of "House of Cards" before it ultimately decided to fire Spacey from the production.

Since Rapp and Cavazos came forward with their allegations against Spacey, numerous other men have made accusations against the actor, including one anonymous man who alleged that he and Spacey had a sexual relationship when he was 14.

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The Old Vic Theatre opened an investigation into Spacey following Cavazos' allegation, and has since found "20 personal testimonies" of "alleged inappropriate behavior," according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sixteen staff members and four additional people came forward with allegations against Spacey, with incidents that occurred from 1995 to 2013. Spacey was the artistic director of the theater from 2004 until 2015.

Spacey's representative said in a statement: "Kevin Spacey is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment. No other information is available at this time."

Actor Jeremy Piven

In the past month, five women have accused Piven of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.

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The reality-TV actress Ariane Bellamar said on Twitter that Jeremy Piven groped her while she was on the set of HBO's "Entourage."

In a series of tweets, Bellamar said the actor cornered and grabbed her.

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Piven denied Bellamar's accusations in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.

"It takes a great deal of courage for victims to come forward with their histories, and my hope is that the allegations about me that didn’t happen, do not detract from stories that should be heard," Piven said.

A representative for CBS, whose new series "Wisdom of the Crowd" Piven stars in, said the network was aware of the accusations and was "looking into the matter."

"Longmire" actress Cassidy Freeman accused of Piven of engaging in "predatory behavior," in an Instagram post (which has since been deleted).

"I know what you did and attempted to do to me when I was far too young," she wrote.

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Tiffany Bacon Scourby alleged that in 2003 Piven pinned her down and ejaculated on her in his hotel room, in an interview with People.

Piven denied Scourby's claims in a statement to People: “Let me be absolutely clear, this simply did not happen. I would never force myself on a woman, ever. I cannot speak as to why a person would create a story like this.”

Piven released a lengthy statement on Twitter, denying all of the accusations against him, and offering to take a polygraph test.

“We seem to be entering dark times — allegations are being printed as facts and lives are being put in jeopardy without a hearing, due process or evidence," Piven said. "I hope we can give people the benefit of a doubt before we rush to judgment.”

Most recently, Anastasia Taneie, an actress, told BuzzFeed News in an article published last week that Piven groped her on the set of "Entourage" in 2009. Taneie said Piven grabbed her breasts and genitals and forced her up against a wall in a darkened hallway.

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Amy Meador also told BuzzFeed News that Piven assaulted her in 1995 at her home in Laurel Canyon.

Meador said that after exchanging phone numbers at a coffee shop and setting up a date with Piven, the actor stood her up. Months later, Piven showed up at her home unannounced, she said.

Meador told BuzzFeed News she invited Piven in to watch some TV, and then after about an hour, he tried to force himself on her. Meador said she was able to kick him off her and that Piven then locked himself in her bathroom with her phone for about 20 minutes before she could get him out of her home.

Piven's representatives shared with BuzzFeed News the results of a polygraph test they said the actor took on November 13, during which Piven said he had never touched a woman's genitals without consent and again denied all the allegations against him, the report said. The polygraph examiner told the outlet that Piven passed the test.

CBS has canceled "Wisdom of the Crowd" in the wake of Piven's allegations, Business Insider has learned. CBS will continue to air the original 13 episodes it ordered for this season but will not make more.

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Piven did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Director Brett Ratner

Six women, including the actress Olivia Munn, have accused Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Munn said the director masturbated in front of her on the set of the movie "After the Sunset" in 2004. She said that when she went to deliver food to his trailer, "he walked out ... with his belly sticking out, no pants on, shrimp cocktail in one hand and he was furiously masturbating in the other."

She continued: "And before I literally could even figure out where to escape or where to look, he ejaculated."

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Munn wrote about the alleged incident in her book, "Suck It, Wonder Woman! The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek," though she did not name Ratner.

The actress Natasha Henstridge told the Times that Ratner had forced her to perform oral sex on him in the '90s when she was 19.

"He strong-armed me in a real way. He physically forced himself on me," Henstridge said. "At some point, I gave in and he did his thing."

Ratner's lawyer said the director denied these claims.

Extras on Ratner's movie "Rush Hour 2" have also accused the director of sexual harassment. His lawyer said Ratner had no recollection of doing so.

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In a statement to Business Insider on behalf of the director, Ratner's lawyer said Ratner "vehemently denies the outrageous derogatory allegations that have been reported about him" and was "confident that his name will be cleared once the current media frenzy dies down and people can objectively evaluate the nature of these claims."

An additional statement was sent to Business Insider from Ratner's lawyers stating that the director would be stepping away from all "Warner Bros. related activities."

"I don’t want to have any possible negative impact to the studio until these personal issues are resolved," the statement said.

The director is currently suing Melanie Kohler for calling him a "rapist" in a Facebook post, according to Variety. Ratner's suit claims that Kohler's comments were made with the sole purpose of damaging his reputation.

A model, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has also accused Ratner of masturbating in front of her, in an interview with Page Six. The model said the director flew her to Los Angeles in 2008 for a shoot. While in a car on the way to the shoot's location with Ratner and two of his assistants, she said Ratner began masturbating next to her.

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“I put my hands over my eyes and said, ‘Stop. That’s disgusting.’ But he wouldn’t stop,” she said. “As he is finishing, his assistant in the front seat hands him tissues.”

Ratner’s lawyer Lynda Goldman told Page Six that Ratner, “categorically denies this outrageous story."

In a lengthy Facebook post, actress Ellen Page accused Ratner of making homophobic and sexually inappropriate remarks to her and other women while working on " X Men: The Last Stand" together, which Ranter directed.

"He looked at a woman standing next to me, ten years my senior, pointed to me and said: 'You should f--k her to make her realize she’s gay,'" Page wrote.

"This man, who had cast me in the film, started our months of filming at a work event with this horrific, unchallenged plea," Page continued. "He 'outed' me with no regard for my well-being, an act we all recognize as homophobic. I proceeded to watch him on set say degrading things to women."

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Ratner has yet to respond to Page's accusations.

Terri Goddard, a former assistant at New Line, alleged that she and several other employees complained to the studio's HR department about the director's inappropriate behavior as early as 2005, in a Variety report.

“It’s humiliating to be objectified when you’re trying to do your work,” Goddard said. “People were just appalled.”

Goddard said Ratner was known for invading people's boundaries and staring at assistants, but she found that after speaking with HR, Ratner stopped harassing her. Ratner wasn't a New Line employee at the time, but he had directed "Rush Hour," "Money Talks," and "Rush Hour 2" for the studio.

Warner Bros. told Variety it has no record of these complaints. In a letter to Variety, Ratner's lawyer Marty Singer said, “I have represented Mr. Ratner for two decades, and no woman has ever made a claim against him for sexual misconduct or sexual harassment.”

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Actor Dustin Hoffman

Anna Graham Hunter, a writer, accused the Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman of sexually harassing her when she was 17, in a column she wrote for The Hollywood Reporter.

Hunter said that while she was interning as a production assistant on the set of "Death of a Salesman" in 1985, Hoffman — who starred in the film — would speak openly about sex in front of her and inappropriately touched her.

Hunter said that when she asked for Hoffman's breakfast order one morning, the actor responded, "I'll have a hard-boiled egg … and a soft-boiled clitoris."

Hunter said that on one occasion, Hoffman "felt my ass four times" while she walked him to his limousine.

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Hoffman told The Hollywood Reporter: "I have the utmost respect for women and feel terrible that anything I might have done could have put her in an uncomfortable situation. I am sorry. It is not reflective of who I am."

"Genius" producer Wendy Riss Gatsiounis also accused Hoffman of sexual harassment, in an interview with Variety.

Riss Gatsiounis met with Hoffman and screenwriter Murray Schisgal twice in 1991 to discuss her new play “A Darker Purpose,” and the possibility of turning it into a movie. According to Riss Gatsiounis, during her second meeting with Hoffman and Schisgal, Hoffman asked her if she had "ever been intimate with a man over 40."

Riss Gatsiounis was in her 20s at the time, and Hoffman was 53.

Riss Gatsiounis said Hoffman then tried to get her to go to his nearby hotel room with him, and after she declined his offer, he and Schisgal left and said they were no longer interested in her play.

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In a statement to Variety, Schisgal said he had "no recollection of this meeting or of any of the behavior or actions described.”

Dustin Hoffman did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Actor Steven Seagal

Actress Portia de Rossi accused action star Steven Seagal of sexually harassing her while she was auditioning for him.

"He told me how important it was to have chemistry off-screen as he sat me down and unzipped his leather pants," Rossi wrote on Twitter.

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Former "CSI: Miami" actress Eva LaRue also accused Seagal of sexual harassment. LaRue told Deadline that during an audition at the actor's home in 1990, Seagal locked her in a room and proceeded to open his kimono, and then stood in front of her in his underwear.

"I go to sit on the couch, and he comes towards me and he’s opening his weirdo kimono," LaRue said. "There’s no script or anything. Just him standing there with his kimono open. He had underwear on, thank God, and he was bare everywhere else. And it was clear he was not just getting cozy.”

LaRue left Seagal's home as quickly as possible, and informed her agent about what happened with Seagal, she said.

Jenny McCarthy and Julianna Margulies have also accused Seagal of sexually harassing them during what they thought were auditions.

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A representative for Seagal denied McCarthy's claim that he harassed her, according to Deadline. Neither Segal nor his representative have yet to respond to the additional allegations against him.

Actor Ed Westwick

Actress Kristina Cohen alleged that "Gossip Girl" star Ed Westwick raped her at his Hollywood home in 2014, in a Facebook post.

Westwick denied Cohen's claims in a statement on Twitter and Instagram, saying that he didn't know her and has never forced himself on a woman.

After making her allegations against Westwick, Cohen filed a police report with the LAPD, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The LAPD is currently investigating Cohen's rape accusation.

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Actress Aurélie Wynn also alleged that Westwick raped her in July of 2014, while she was at his apartment in a Facebook post.

Westwick denied Wynn's claim in a statement on Twitter, saying that he found both of the recent allegations against him "disheartening" and "provably untrue social media claims." Westwick also said that he is "cooperating with the authorities" to clear his name.

A third woman has alleged that Westwick sexually assaulted her in February 2014, the same year that both Cohen and Wynn alleged that Westwick raped them.

Rachel Eck told Buzzfeed News that she and her ex-boyfriend, producer Kaine Harling, had decided to hang out in a room at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood.

According to Eck, Harling decided to bring Westwick to the room to hang out with them. Throughout the evening Eck said that Westwick would try to kiss her whenever they were alone, and that the actor pushed her against the wall multiple times.

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Eck informed Harling about Westwick's behavior, and he dismissed her, she said. According to Eck, when she told Harling she was leaving, he told her Westwick wanted to apologize.

“Ed then pulled me onto the bed and aggressively groped me,” Eck said. “I shoved him off as quickly as I could and left. I have never felt so uncomfortable in a situation like that in my entire life.”

Harling was also present at the hotel during the night Cohen was allegedly raped, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Ed Westwick's attorney did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Comedian and director Louis C.K.

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Five women have accused comedian and filmmaker Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct, in a report in The New York Times.

Chicago-based comedy duo Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov alleged that C.K. masturbated in front of them, after inviting them back to his hotel room in 2002, while attending the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.

Comedian Rebecca Corry alleged that while working on a pilot with C.K. in 2005, the comedian asked if he could come to her dressing room and masturbate in front of her.

After Corry declined she said C.K.'s "face got red, and he told me he had issues."

Comedian, performer, and illustrator Abby Schachner told the Times that she heard C.K. masturbating while he was on the phone with her in 2003.

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A woman who chose to speak to the Times anonymously said that she worked with C.K. on "The Chris Rock Show" in the 1990s, and that he continuously asked if he could masturbate in front of her, and that eventually she agreed.

"It was something that I knew was wrong," she said. "I think the big piece of why I said yes was because of the culture. He abused his power."

C.K. released a statement responding to the allegations, confirming that the "stories are true."

"At the time, I said to myself that what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d--k without asking first, which is also true," C.K. said. "But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your d--k isn't a question. It's a predicament for them. The power I had over these women is that they admired me. And I wielded that power irresponsibly."

The distribution company for C.K.'s new film "I Love You, Daddy" cancelled the film's release, and HBO, FX, and Netflix have cut ties with C.K. since these accusations have emerged. C.K. has also been dropped by his publicist Lewis Kay and his manager Dave Becky.

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Actor George Takei

Scott R. Brunton alleged that former "Star Trek" star George Takei sexually assaulted him in 1981, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Brunton said that after a date with Takei, he went with Takei back to his condo. After having two drinks with him, Brunton said he became dizzy and passed out. He said that he woke with his pants around his ankles, and Takei trying to remove his underwear, while groping him at the same time.

Brunton said he told Takei he wasn't interested, and said that Takei told him "to relax." Brunton then said he pushed the actor off of him and went to sit in his car until he was sober enough to drive himself home.

Takei denied Brunton's claims in a lengthy post that he shared on both Facebook and Twitter. He wrote that he was "shocked and bewildered" by them.

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"Right now it is a he said / he said situation, over alleged events nearly 40 years ago," Takei said. "But those that know me understand that non-consensual acts are so antithetical to my values and my practices, the very idea that someone would accuse me of this is quite personally painful."

Takei did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for further comment.

Showrunner Mark Schwahn

In a joint public statement, showrunner Mark Schwahn was accused of sexual harassment by eighteen women who worked with him on "One Tree Hill."

Stars of the series including Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, and Bethany Joy Lenz were among the 18 women who signed their names on the statement.

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The statement said that Schwahn's behavior was an open secret on the show, and that some of the women are still "in treatment" because of his behavior.

"Many of us were put in uncomfortable positions and had to swiftly learn to fight back, sometimes physically, because it was made clear to us that the supervisors in the room were not the protectors they were supposed to be," the statement said. "Many of us were spoken to in ways that ran the spectrum from deeply upsetting, to traumatizing, to downright illegal. And a few of us were put in positions where we felt physically unsafe. More than one woman on our show had her career trajectory threatened."

Schwahn now works on the popular E! series "The Royals," but was suspended after the allegations broke.

Schwahn did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Actor Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Tambor's "Transparent" costar Trace Lysette has accused the actor of sexual misconduct.

Lysette told The Hollywood Reporter that when she arrived on set to shoot her famous "yas queen" scene for season two of "Transparent" in costume Tambor said, "My God, Trace. I want to attack you sexually."

Alexandra Billings, the other actress in the scene, overheard Tambor's remarks and confirmed to THR that Tambor made the comment to Lysette.

Lysette then said that a moment later, between takes, Tambor approached her when she was by herself.

"He came in close," Lysette said. "Put his bare feet on top of mine so I could not move, leaned his body against me, and began quick, discreet thrust back and forth against my body. I felt his penis on my hip through his thin pajamas."

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Lysette's allegation follows Van Barnes' accusation that Tambor sexually harassed her while she was his assistant on "Transparent."

In a statement to Deadline, Tambor called Barnes' accusations "baseless."

Lysette told THR that she and Barnes informed the producers of "Transparent" about Tambor's inappropriate behavior towards them and that no action was taken.

Tambor said that he is "not a predator" in a statement to THR.

"I am deeply sorry if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being sexually aggressive or if I ever offended or hurt anyone," Tambor said. "But the fact is, for all my flaws, I am not a predator and the idea that someone might see me in that way is more distressing than I can express."

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Amazon Studios is currently investigating the allegations of misconduct, according to THR.

A spokesperson for Amazon told THR, "This information will be added to our ongoing conversation."

Tambor announced in an additional statement to Deadline that he may not be returning to "Transparent" next season.

"I’ve already made clear my deep regret if any action of mine was ever misinterpreted by anyone as being aggressive, but the idea that I would deliberately harass anyone is simply and utterly untrue," Tambor said. "Given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set, I don’t see how I can return to Transparent."

Tambor did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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Minnesota Senator Al Franken

Los Angeles radio news anchor Leeann Tweeden alleged in an article for KABC that Senator Al Franken aggressively kissing her without her consent during a rehearsal for a sketch during a 2006 USO tour.

Tweeden also alleged that the senator groped her without her consent while she was asleep, and shared a photograph documenting the incident.

In a statement sent to Business Insider, Franken apologized to Tweeden and said he didn't "remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way."

"As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. I shouldn't have done it," Franken said.

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Franken has since released a second, lengthier statement, saying that when he looks at the photo of himself and Tweeden, he feels "disgusted" and that it was "completely inappropriate."

Franken has also asked that an ethics committee investigation be undertaken, and has said that he will happily cooperate.

"Coming from the world of comedy, I've told and written a lot of jokes that I once thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive," Franken said. "But the intentions behind my actions aren't the point at all. It's the impact these jokes had on others that matters. And I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come to terms with that."

Lindsay Menz told CNN that Franken inappropriately touched her while taking a picture in 2010.

Menz said that she, her husband, and her father attended the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 when her father's small business was sponsoring a local radio booth at the fair. She spent the day meeting and taking pictures with various celebrities and politicians, who visited the booth.

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Franken happened to be one of the politicians to visit the booth, and Menz took a picture with him.

Menz alleged that while taking a picture with the senator, he "put his hand full-fledged on my rear."

"It wasn't around my waist. It wasn't around my hip or side. It was definitely on my butt," Menz recalled. "I was like, oh my God, what's happening."

In a statement to CNN, Franken said he didn't remember taking a picture with Menz, and feels bad that she "came away from our interaction feeling disrespected."

Two additional women, who chose to remain anonymous, told HuffPost that Franken had also groped their buttocks during political events in 2007 and 2008. One of the women also alleged that Franken had also suggested they visit the bathroom together.

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“It’s difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don’t remember those campaign events,” Franken said in a statement to HuffPost.

Franken did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Former judge and current Alabama Senate candidate, Roy Moore

Several women have accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct.

Leigh Corfman told The Washington Post that when she was 14 years, Moore, who was 32 at the time, made unwanted sexual advances toward her.

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Debbie Wesson Gibson and Gloria Thacker Deason told The Post that they were approached and went out with Moore when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Wendy Miller said that Moore asked her out when she was 16 but that her mother forbade her from going out with him.

Gena Richardson alleged that Moore frightened her by forcefully kissing her and asking her out when she was a high school senior, according to The Post.

During a press conference on November 13, Beverly Young Nelson alleged that Moore tried to sexually assault her when she was 16.

Tina Johnson accused Moore of grabbing her buttocks in 1991, in an interview with AL.com.

Moore has continued to deny all accusations against him.

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A number of leading Republicans have since repudiated Moore, and have asked him to step down.

Former speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Jeff Hoover

Jeff Hoover resigned as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, after The Courier-Journal reported that the representative reached a sexual harassment settlement with a female member of his staff.

According to The Courier-Journal's sources, the woman said she engaged in suggestive texting with Hoover after a fellow staffer told her she needed to indulge him to propel her career.

However, the woman said that she later recognized his behavior to be harassment.

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Shortly after news of Hoover's settlement broke, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin asked that anyone who had secretly settled sexual harassment claims resign from office.

While Hoover is no longer the speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives, he remains a representative.

Hoover did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Former senior vice president in charge of news at NPR, Michael Oreskes

Michael Oreskes stepped down from his post at NPR after the company investigated allegations made by two women, who claimed he made unwanted advances toward them when he worked as an editor at the The New York Times nearly 20 years ago.

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The Washington Post reported the allegations from both women, who claimed Oreskes kissed them without their consent when they met with him to discuss their job prospects. They said that he insinuated that he might hire them as reporters, but neither woman was ever hired by him.

New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush

The New York Times suspended its star White House correspondent Glenn Thrush Monday, after Vox released a report alleging that Thrush had engaged in inappropriate behavior with female colleagues.

“The behavior attributed to Glenn in this Vox story is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards and values of The New York Times,” The Times said in a statement. “We intend to fully investigate and while we do, Glenn will be suspended.”

In a statement to Vox, Thrush apologized for his behavior.

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“Any behavior that makes a woman feel disrespected or uncomfortable is unacceptable,” Thrush said.

The Times reports that Thrush is planning on attending a substance abuse program. Thrush joined the Times in January, 2017.

Television host Charlie Rose

The Washington Post has reported that eight different women alleged that television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them.

The women told the Post that Rose's advances included lewd phone calls, walking in front of them naked, as well as groping their breasts, buttocks, and genitals.

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The alleged incidents took place between 1990 and 2011, according to the Post.

The women were all either employees of "The Charlie Rose Show" or hoped to work on the series, and ranged in ages during the time of the alleged encounters from 21 to 37.

In a statement to Business Insider, Rose apologized for his behavior, and said he is "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," Rose said. "I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken."

Television host Matt Lauer

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Long time "Today" show host Matt Lauer was fired by NBC Wednesday due to "inappropriate sexual behavior," according to the network.

Andy Lack, NBC New's Chairman said he "received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer," on Monday.

After reviewing the complaint NBC said it has "reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident."

Visibly distressed "Today" cohost Savannah Guthrie announced that Lauer had been fired on "Today" Wednesday morning, and read Lack's full statement on air.

"This is a sad morning for 'Today' and NBC News," Guthrie said. "We just learned this moments ago, just this morning. As I'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated, and we are still processing all of this."

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There are no details about the complaint, or who lodged it at this time.

Lauer was a host on "Today" for two decades.

Lauer did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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