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Harvey Weinstein
Matt Lauer
Louis C.K.
Three high-profile cases.
Although many men have been accused of sexual misconduct, here are three of the most infamous cases. These cases not only affected the men and women involved, but also had an affect on entire industries they were involved in.
Matt Lauer, a former host of the Today Show, was faced with public claims of sexual harassment in November 2017. Below are links to articles describing Lauer's actions and to his statement after being fired from the show.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/30/matt-lauer-issues-statement-after-firing-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations.html
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/matt-lauer-accused-sexual-harassment-multiple-women-1202625959/
Louis C.K. is a writer, actor, and comedian. Although he himself works in comedy, he has written for many other famous comedians, and has appeared on various TV shows/movies. Allegations of his behavior became public in November 2017. Below are links to articles describing his actions and to his statement after the claims surfaced.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/arts/television/louis-ck-sexual-misconduct.html?mtrref=www.bing.com&gwh=0391D101EFBA06FD3DF5EB297BBD61CA&gwt=pay
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/arts/television/louis-ck-statement.html?mtrref=www.bing.com&gwh=C002325D2EFFCE74984BABCDC57E6A0D&gwt=pay
Harvey Weinstein is a movie producer and co-founded the production company Miramax. He also created the Weinstein company, a film studio. He was the first powerful man to be brought down by sexual harassment claims, and soon after, many followed. Claims against Weinstein came to light in October 2017. Below are links describing Weinstein's actions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/harvey-weinstein-fired.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/nyregion/harvey-weinstein-new-york-police.html
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