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Weinstein's Impact: List of men accused of sexual misconduct

Posted November 10, 2017 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. He was fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. His is currently under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles and denies all allegations of non-consensual sex. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Since The New York Times published allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in October, multiple men in Hollywood and media have faced allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape. A look at some of the men accused:

- Producer Harvey Weinstein- Accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or assault. Fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. Under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. He denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.

- Actor Jeremy Piven - Accused by three women of sexual misconduct. He denies all allegations.

- Actor Kevin Spacey - Accused by at least 14 men of sexual misconduct or assault. London police reportedly investigating a sexual assault. Fired from 'House of Cards' and replaced in Ridley Scott's completed film 'All the Money in the World.' His former publicist has said he is seeking unspecified treatment.

- Filmmaker Brett Ratner - Accused by at least six women of sexual harassment. Playboy shelved projects with Ratner and Ratner stepped away from Warner Bros. related activities. He denies the allegations.

- Actor Steven Seagal - Accused by two women of rape. He denies the allegations.

- Comedian Louis C.K. - Accused by five women of sexual misconduct. Planned release of film "I Love You, Daddy" halted. Netflix special canceled. He says the allegations are true and has apologized.

- Actor Ed Westwick - Accused by two women of sexual assault. The BBC pulled an Agatha Christie adaptation from its television schedule and halted production on a second sitcom starring the "Gossip Girl' actor. Los Angeles police are investigating. He denies the allegations.

- Actor Dustin Hoffman - Accused by woman of sexual harassing when she was 17. He has apologized for his behavior.

- 'Mad Men' creator Matthew Weiner - Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He denies the allegation.

- Actor Robert Knepper - Accused by one woman of sexual assault. He denies the allegations.

- Actor Jeffrey Tambor - One woman alleges sexual misconduct. He denies the allegation.

- Writer_director James Toback - Accused by hundreds of women of sexual harassment. Beverly Hills police investigating complaints. He has denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times.

- Director_producer Gary Goddard - Accused by one man of sexually molesting him at age 12. He was unavailable to immediately respond.

- Producer Chris Savino- Accused of harassing up to 12 women. Fired from Nickelodeon. He has apologized for his behavior.

- Amazon executive Roy Price - Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He resigned from Amazon.

- Journalist Mark Halperin - Accused of harassing about 12 women while at ABC News. Book contract terminated. Fired from job at NBC News. He has denied some of the allegations.

- New Republic publisher Hamilton Fish- Multiple sexual harassment allegations. He has resigned from the magazine.

- New Republic editor Leon Wieseltier - Accused of sexually harassing numerous women. Removed from the masthead of The Atlantic magazine. He has apologized for his behavior.

- NPR news chief Michael Oreskes - Accused of inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment by at least four women while at The New York Times, NPR and The Associated Press. He has been ousted from NPR.

- Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner - Accused by one man of sexual harassment. He says he did not intend to make the accuser uncomfortable.

- Billboard magazine executive Stephen Blackwell - Accused of sexual harassment by one woman. He has resigned from the magazine.

- Artforum publisher Knight Landesman - Accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and sued by one woman. He has resigned from the magazine.

- Webster Public Relations CEO Kirt Webster - Accused of sexual assault by one woman. Firm renamed and Webster is "taking time away'"

- Celebrity chef John Besh - Accused by 25 women of sexual harassment. He has stepped down from the company he founded.

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2016 file photo, Louis C.K. arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. The New York premiere of Louis C.K.âs controversial new film âI Love You, Daddyâ has been canceled amid swirling controversy over the film and the comedian. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2015 file photo, Matthew Weiner arrives at The Black And Red Ball In Celebration Of The Final Seven Episodes Of "Mad Men" in Los Angeles. A former writer on "Mad Men" tells the website The Information that series creator Weiner harassed her at work. The allegation by Kater Gordon was reported Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, and denied in a statement released by Weiner's publicist. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2016 file photo, Ed Westwick arrives at the BAFTA Awards Season Tea Party at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Police in Los Angeles say they are investigating a sexual assault report filed against the former "Gossip Girl" star Westwick days after an actress accused him of raping her. LAPD spokesman Michael Lopez tells The Associated Press that the report was filed Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, and the British actor is listed as a suspect. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, actor Steven Seagal speaks at a news conference, while attending an opening ceremony for a research and development center in Moscow, Russia. Jenny McCarthy said on her Sirius XM show Nov. 9, 2017, that Seagal sexually harassed her during an audition in 1995. A Seagal spokesman has denied the McCarthyâs accusations to The Daily Beast. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2014, file photo, James Toback arrives at the 2014 AFI Fest "The Gambler" in Los Angeles. Toback has been accused by hundreds of women of sexual harassment. Beverly Hills police are investigating the complaints. He has denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this May 31, 2015, file photo, chef John Besh attends the Supper to benefit the Global Fund to fight AIDS in New York. Besh has been accused by 25 women of sexual harassment and has stepped down from the company he founded. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this June 9, 2013 file photo, literary editor Leon Wieseltier poses for a photograph in Tel Aviv, Israel. Wieseltier has been accused of sexually harassing numerous women. He was removed from the masthead of The Atlantic magazine where he was a contributing editor after the allegations emerged. Wieseltier has apologized for his behavior. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File) The Associated Press

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