Company Scrambles as Weinstein Takes Leave and a Third of the Board Resigns
In an email to employees on Friday, Mr. Glasser, the company’s president, said
that the company was “taking the allegations seriously” and that the investigation would determine the “best decision for how to address the situation.”
He said the company would start working with an “independent, third party firm” to which
employees could report episodes of harassment they had experienced or witnessed.
I’m working with a guy who has behaved badly over the years, who is genuinely remorseful, who says, you know, ‘I have caused a lot of pain.’”
Reached by The Times for additional comment on Friday, Ms. Bloom said: “ allegations if true would constitute sexual harassment.
“As Harvey has said, it is important for him to get professional help for the problems he has acknowledged,” said
a statement signed by four board members, Bob Weinstein, Tarak Ben Ammar, Lance Maerov and Richard Koenigsberg.
I don’t know if there’s a real significant difference to most people, but sexual harassment is severe and pervasive.”
Ms. Bloom, who represented women who brought sexual harassment claims against the former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly,
said she saw advising Mr. Weinstein as an opportunity, adding that she felt uniquely positioned to work with him