Head of Amazon Studios Roy Price Suspended Over Allegation of Sexual Harassment
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) - Get Report has suspended the head of its programming division following allegations of sexual harassment as the fallout from the firing of Hollywood super producer Harvey Weinstein continues to engulf the film industry.
Amazon said late Thursday that Amazon Studios Boss Roy Price was put on an immediate leave of absence after a producer said that he harassed her in the back of a cab in San Diego.
Isa Hackett, a producer on the show The Man in the High Castle and daughter of author Philip K. Dick, told The Hollywood Reporter that Price made inappropriate sexual comments to her following an appearance at Comic-Con in 2015.
She said that she reported the incident to Amazon executives at the time.
"We take seriously any questions about the conduct of our employees," Amazon told The Hollywood Reporter.
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