- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has suspended the head of its entertainment studio, Roy Price, following allegations that he harassed a female producer and that the company ignored an actress’s claim of a sexual assault by producer Harvey Weinstein.
- ”Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately," AMZN says. "We are reviewing our options for the projects we have with The Weinstein Co.”
- The suspension comes after The Hollywood Reporter cited a female producer of an AMZN show saying Price had made lewd advances to her in 2015, and actress Rose McGowan launched a Twitter storm that said she had been assaulted by Weinstein and ripped AMZN for doing business with Weinstein's production company.
- The disgraced Weinstein was ousted from his company over the weekend amid numerous allegations of sexual harassment.
- Price has been integral to AMZN's movie business, helping steer it through an attempt to crowd-source television scripts and winning Hollywood awards for shows such as Transparent.
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