Sounds like most of them feared not for their jobs but for their future jobs - but that is neither here nor there. The bottom line is there are very much predatory people in this world. I had a predatory woman after my job years ago. I got sick of her and left…giving her what she wanted, but to heck with her. I’m sure she’ll predatory her way to Peter Principle. The big question is what of all these stories we’re hearing can a prosecutor latch onto to and prosecute.
Apparently, his claims are resurfacing, and Barbara Walters is getting some backlash for her comments during his 2013 appearance on The View.
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/10/17/corey-feldmans-tense-barbara-walters-interview-recirculates-amid-harvey-weinstein-scandal.html
And so she should. Corey Feldman goes public with something highly personal and I am sure very painful for him, and her response is “you are damaging an entire industry.” Horrible. So detached and unfeeling. Hope she is feeling the heat now.
John Besh and his restaurant group are now enmeshed in sexual harassment claims, after months of local investigation by the Times-Picayune and multiple EEOC claims.
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2017/10/john_besh_restaurants_fostered.html
Apparently, the restaurant industry is the worst for sexual harassment, resulting in 37% of such claims to the EEOC.
It has come to light that Fox renewed Bill Oreillys contract despite the fact they were aware he settled a case. So is that what we’ve come to? If the perpetrator pays his own legal fees and settlement it’s okay? Apparently there was language in weinsteins employment agreement about fines if he is found guilty of harassment.
And what did he do that garnered a 32 million dollar settlement???
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html
Both companies need to be disbanded. When will these boards be held liable for this misconduct?
In a way, I am not surprised chefs are involved in sexual harassment. Chefs have star power. Rampant sexual harassment may have something to do with star worsh culture.
When the boards stop being virtually all men.
The boards are never going to hold themselves liable. They will be held liable when the justice system holds them liable.
Lawyers, when is it illegal to take active steps to conceal a crime?
Restaurant kitchens are notorious for being testosterone driven, macho places. Several male chefs have told me they prefer working in female run kitchens, or at least those with a few women working in them. They are calmer, kinder places.
“And what did he do that garnered a 32 million dollar settlement???”
My guess – and it’s just a guess – is that the settlement doesn’t only reflect the severity of the actions. It might reflect that plaintiff’s level of determination to go public, the quality of her documented proof (possibly about multiple cases rather than just her own), the excellence of her legal team, and perhaps her existing wealth. It costs more to buy the silence of a rich person than a poor person.
These are extraordinary settlement amounts, even for plaintiffs who are well-off professionals. If someone wanted to pay me to shut up forever, it wouldn’t cost $32 million. (Lots of people have told me to shut up over the course of my life. If any of them are reading this: I am currently accepting bids in the seven-figure range and above via PM.)
Amazing that Fox knew about that giant settlement and just one month later offered to renew his contract for 4 years! They must feel invincible.
Just curious – Are those settlements taxable to the person to whom they are awarded?
The IRS has this very handy guide. 
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/lawsuitesawardssettlements.pdf
Harvey is cured! He finished his therapy in a week. I’m sure all the women surrounding him are breathing a sigh of relief.
I’m really surprised about the Bill O’Reilly settlement, Lis Wiehl was on his show for a decade or more.
The director James Toback is now being accused of sexual harassment by more than 30 women. He’s also someone about whom women in the industry have talked about for decades. I was once asked out by Toback at a screening of his film at a venue where I worked while in college. There was nothing aggressive about him, he flattered and cajoled, but graciously took the rejection. He seemed used to being turned down, lol. Later I found out he came onto every woman who worked at that screening. Literally every, single one! And a couple years later I was at an entertainment event where people openly talked about his insatiable Casanova ways. I guess he got nastier and more aggressive with time…
“Harvey is cured!”
LOL @eyemamom
Corey Feldman arrested for marijuana in LA. Of course LA here means Lousiana.
the UK sun article makes it seem he was arrested for speaking out about his abuse.
Wow, way to stereotype
Well if you don’t want to take my word for it or the word of professional chefs I’ve encountered, perhaps Alan Richman? I’m sure he’s been in more restaurant kitchens than most of us. Of course there are exceptions, and the culture is changing for the better, but it is still a part of restaurant culture much of the time.
^^Hey, you know it’s okay to stereotype if it’s about men, right? 