Hollywood sexual scandals

Piven, Oliver Stone and more.

Harvey Weinstein

More than 70 women, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Rose McGowan and Angelina Jolie have accused the former studio head of sexual harassment or assault. In the wake of the allegations, Weinstein was fired from his own company and expelled by the Television Academy, and his wife of 10 years, Marchesa designer Georgina Chapman, announced she was leaving him. Weinstein, who denies all allegations of rape against him, checked into a treatment center, but left after one week, Us Weekly confirmed on October 20, 2017.

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Ed Westwick

Kristina Cohen was first to make a claim against the Gossip Girl actor on November 6, 2017. The actress posted on her Facebook page and then later filed a police report against him with the Los Angeles Police Department claiming he had raped her three years prior. Westwick denied the allegations in an Instagram post. “I do not know this woman,” he wrote. “I have never forced myself in any manner, on any woman. I certainly have never committed rape.” Actress Aurélie Wynn came forward on November 8, 2017, also taking to Facebook to detail an alleged encounter of sexual assault she had with the actor. Westwick denied this allegation as well, saying he has “absolutely not … had anything to do with such vile and horrific conduct,” and said he was cooperating with the authorities in order to clear his name.

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Jeremy Piven

The Entourage alum denied allegations against him on November 9, 2017, after three women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. In a Twitter statement, Piven called the allegations “absolutely false and completely fabricated.” The actor also offered to take a polygraph to disprove the allegations from Playboy model and reality star Ariane Bellamar, who claims Piven “cornered” her in his trailer years ago and groped her breasts and butt, actress Cassidy Freeman who spoke out against Piven in a since-deleted Instagram post in which she accused him of “predatory behavior,” and advertising executive Tiffany Bacon Scourby, who accused Piven of sexual assault.

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Louis C.K.

After five women came forward to accuse the comedian of sexual misconduct, Louis C.K. released a statement admitting to the allegations. “I want to address the stories told to The New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not,” he said in a lengthy statement to Us Weekly on November 10, 2017. “These stories are true. At the time, I said to myself that what I did was OK because I never showed a woman my dick without asking first, which is also true. But what I learned later in life, too late, is that when you have power over another person, asking them to look at your dick 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.”

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Kevin Spacey

Actor Anthony Rapp claimed in an interview with BuzzFeed News on October 29, 2017, that the two-time Oscar winner made sexual advances toward him in 1985 when Rapp was 14 years old. Less than a week later, eight current and former House of Cards employees came forward to CNN to allege that Spacey had sexually harassed or assaulted them. On November 8, 2017, Heather Unruh, a former Boston TV news anchor claimed Spacey sexually assaulted her then 18-year-old son Will Little at a Nantucket bar in July 2016. In light of the allegations, Spacey is seeking unspecified treatment. “Kevin Spacey is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment,” a representative for the star said in a statement to Us on November 2, 2017. “No other information is available at this time.”

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Jeffrey Tambor

Following the Transparent star’s former assistant reportedly accusing him of inappropriate behavior in a private Facebook post, Amazon is conducting an investigation into the allegations. Tambor denied the allegations, telling Deadline, saying:  “I adamantly and vehemently reject and deny any and all implication and allegation that I have ever engaged in any improper behavior toward this person or any other person I have ever worked with. I am appalled and distressed by this baseless allegation.”

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Brett Ratner

Olivia Munn and five other women spoke to the Los Angeles Times in a piece published on November 1, 2017, to accuse the director of sexual harassment or misconduct. Ratner’s attorney, Marty Singer, has denied all allegations against his client. “I have represented Mr. Ratner for two decades, and no woman has ever made a claim against him for sexual misconduct or sexual harassment,” Singer said in a 10-page letter to The Times. “Furthermore, no woman has ever requested or received any financial settlement from my client.”

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Gary Goddard

ER star Anthony Edwards wrote an essay on Medium, titled  “Yes Mom, There is Something Wrong: From Victim to Survivor,” on November 10, 2017, about his alleged encounters with the producer. “I was molested by Goddard, my best friend was raped by him — and this went on for years,” he wrote. “22 years ago, I happened to run into Gary Goddard … I was able to express my outrage at what he had done. He swore to his remorse and said that he had gotten help. I felt a temporary sense of relief. I say temporary because when Goddard appeared in the press four years ago for alleged sexual abuse, my rage resurfaced.” Goddard's publicist released a statement to Deadline later that day saying, "I can unequivocally deny them on Gary's behalf."

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Andy Dick

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the comedian allegedly groped people’s genitals, kissed and licked people’s cheeks and made sexual proposals to at least four members of his upcoming film Raising Buchanan’s production team.  “I might have kissed somebody on the cheek to say goodbye and then licked them. That’s my thing — I licked Carrie Fisher at a roast. It’s me being funny. I’m not trying to sexually harass people. I didn’t grab anybody’s genitals,” Dick told THR. “Of course I’m going to proposition people. I’m single, depressed, lonely and trying to get a date. They can just say no, and they probably did and then I was done.”

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