THESE MEN HAVE ALL BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
A little over a month ago, two back-to-back bombshell reports rocked the nation — detailing more than a dozen skin-crawling accounts from actresses such as Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd, who were all allegedly groped, sexually assaulted or raped by the now disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Spanning over two decades and reportedly costing Weinstein hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlements, the shocking accounts were only just the beginning of a long stream of accusations launched at prominent males.
From Hollywood heavyweights like Brett Ratner and Louis C.K. to culinary hot shot John Besh to acclaimed journalist Mark Halperin, no stone seems to be left unturned as an outpouring of victims have come forward with harrowing stories of sexual misconduct. Here, The Post has compiled an abridged list of the most recent spate of allegations.
HARVEY WEINSTEIN
The film exec has been accused by over 100 women of sexual misconduct , including
actresses Cara Delevigne, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow . Allegations range from harassment and abuse to rape — including one particularly egregious claim by "Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta who says Weinstein raped her twice in 2010 . The NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have been building a case which could culminate in an indictment as early as next week , sources told The Post. Weinstein, 65, was let go from the Weinstein Company and kicked out of several film organizations including the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences .
BILL O'REILLY
The former Fox News host, 68, was booted from his job in April following a New York Times report detailing how O'Reilly paid $13 million to settle complaints from female colleagues and guests on the show. The claims include unwanted sexual advances, verbal abuse and lewd remarks.
KEVIN SPACEY
The 58-year-old actor has been accused by nearly a dozen men who claim he groped, flashed and/or performed unwanted sex on them while they were in their teens or early twenties. Actor Anthony Rapp, came foward Oct. 30, claiming Spacey laid on top of him during a 1986 party — when Rapp was 14 — and "was trying to seduce" him. Police in the UK are investigating a report that Spacey performed oral sex on a 23-year-old man while he slept at the star's London home. Netflix booted Spacey from "House of Cards" and he was replaced in the forthcoming film "All the Money in the World."
LOUIS C.K.
Mutiple women came forward this past week
accusing the comedian of inappropriate sexual behavior such as masturbating in front of them or while on the phone. His
finished film "I Love You, Daddy" was scrapped as a result . On Friday, C.K., 50,
released a statement : "I said to myself what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first."
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
Anna Graham Hunter claims the two-time Oscar winner groped her and made sexual remarks like, "I'll have a hard-boiled egg … and a soft-boiled clitoris," when she was 17 and working as a production assistant for "Death of Salesman" in 1985. Playwright Wendy Riss Gatsiounis accused Hoffman, 80, of sexual harassment in 1991.
BRETT RATNER
Six women have implicated the director, 48, of sexual misconduct . Actress Olivia Munn alleged that Ratner masturbated in front of her on the "X-Men: Apocalypse" film set in 2004, and Natasha Henstridge said he forced her to perform oral sex on him in 1995 when she was 19. Ratner denied the claims, but
Warner Bros. severed ties with him .
Steven Seagal
The "Under Siege" actor, 65, has been
accused of sexual harassment by several actresses including Portia de Rossi, Julianna Margulies and Jenny McCarthy as well as an "Inside Edition" reporter . Rossi tweeted he "unzipped his leather pants" in front of her under the guise that they needed to have "chemistry off-screen."
ED WESTWICK
Actress Kristina Cohen alleged she was raped by the "Gossip Girl" star in 2014. Former actress Aurélie Wynn claimed a similar incident happened to her . Westwick, 30, has denied the charges.
CHARLIE SHEEN
The actor has been accused of raping his fellow "Lucas" actor Corey Haim when the Haim was 13 years old. Actor Dominick Brascia claiming Haim confided in him about the encounter before dying in 2010. Sheen, now 52 and battling HIV, denied the allegations.
JAMES TOBACK
Over 200 women — including actresses
Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams — told the Los Angeles Times stories of being sexually harassed by "The Pick-Up Artist" producer Toback, 72. He would allegedly prowl NYC streets searching for women to "audition" for him and then masturbate in front of or on them. A both shared stories of Toback masturbating in front of them.
ROY PRICE
The head of Amazon Studios was first suspended and later resigned from his post on Oct. 17 after he was accused of sexual harassment. Isa Dick Hackett, an executive producer of the Amazon show "The Man in the High Castle," told The Hollywood Reporter that Price, 51, repeatedly insisted she have sex with him during a taxi ride and at a work party in 2015.
JOHN BESH
The celebrity chef stepped down from his New Orleans restaurant group a few weeks ago after being accused of sexual harassment. Twenty-five women have alleged that Besh and other male co-workers touched them without consent, made innappropriate comments about their looks and tried to use sex as a means for a promotion. Besh, 49, admitted to having a "consensual relationship with one member of my team."
MARK HALPERIN
The reporter was accused by nearly a dozen women of sexual harassment and assault , including rubbing his erection on some and groping one's breasts. Halperin, 52, was the political director of ABC News in the 2000s when the incidents took place. NBC News and MSNBC have since cut ties with the reporter. Penguin Press, publisher of Halperin's next "Game Change" book, announced it was dropping the deal . Halperin
issued a statement acknowledging he "had a problem."
ROY MOORE
A woman accused the Republican Senate candidate from Alabama of sexually assaulting her when she was 14 and he was in his 30s. Leigh Corfman said Moore kissed, undressed and fondled her. Three other women said Moore also came on to them when they were teens, the Washington Post reported. Moore, 70, denied the claims.
JEREMY PIVEN
After Playboy Playmate Ariane Bellamar accused the actor, 52m of groping her breasts and buttocks on two occasions, three more women came forward describing similar encounters with the "Entourage" star. Bellamar Advertising exec Tiffany Bacon Scourby told People magazine that Piven attacked her in 2003 at the Trump International Hotel & Tower. She said the two were talking on a couch while waiting for his publicist when he jumped on her, pinned her to the ground and rubbed his bare genitals against her until he ejaculated. Piven called the claims "false and completely fabricated."
KIRT WEBSTER
Singer Austin Rick accused Nashville publicist Webster, TK AGE, of repeatedly drugging and sexually assaulting him . Webster, who has worked with Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock, said his relationship with Rick was consensual. He has taken a leave of absence from his business, and his partner has left to form a second company.
ANDRE BALAZS
The Standard hotelier and Uma Thurman ex, 60, is accused of reaching under the skirt of Jason Bateman's wife, Amanda Anka, and
grabbing her by the crotch during a party at Chiltern Firehouse. Bateman and Anka confirmed the incident.
DANNY MASTERSON
Four women have accused the "That '70s Show" star of raping them in the early 2000s . One women filed a police report in 2004 claiming Masterson, now 41, raped her while she was "passed out," and when she woke up, he choked her until she passed out again. Los Angeles police have previously they were investigating claims from three women.
RICHARD DREYFUSS
Writer Jessica Teich has accused the "Jaws" actor, now 70, of harassing her over several years in the 1980s , including exposing his member to her while she worked on a TV special with him. She also said he exposed himself to her. The actor's son, Harry Dreyfuss, has accused Kevin Spacey of groping him .
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