David Glasser, Weinstein Company’s chief operating officer, was fired from his position. In a statement, the studio said its board ‘has unanimously voted to terminate David Glasser for cause’
The board of the Weinstein Company has dismissed the beleaguered film studio’s president and chief operating officer, David Glasser, less than a week after he was cited for failing to act on employee harassment complaints.
In a statement, the studio said its board ‘has unanimously voted to terminate David Glasser for cause.’
A spokeswoman for the Weinstein Company was unavailable for immediate comment.
Glasser, 46, could not immediately be reached for comment.
On February 11, New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued the Weinstein Company and Harvey Weinstein alleging years of sexual misconduct by the movie producer.
The civil suit also accused executives of repeatedly failing to protect employees from Weinstein.
Weinstein, 65, was one of Hollywood’s most influential men before more than 70 women accused him of sexual misconduct, including rape.
New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued the Weinstein Company and Harvey Weinstein alleging years of sexual misconduct
He has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.
Schneiderman also said that Glasser, who supervised the company’s human resources department and was in charge of handling dozens of complaints against Weinstein, should not benefit from any sale of the studio.
Schneiderman said Glasser at the time was in line to be chief executive.
The studio was in talks to sell itself to a group of investors led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet, who were hoping to buy the company for approximately $275million.
They would have assumed the company’s $225million debt, the New York Times reported.
The deal would also demand that Bob Weinstein, Harvey’s younger brother, leave the studio.
The civil suit also accused executives of repeatedly failing to protect employees from Weinstein. And while it doesn’t mention Glasser by name, his title is listed
Schneiderman’s lawsuit, however, put the deal negotiations on hold, said people familiar with the matter.
His lawsuit details that the company sale would have resulted in people reporting to some of the same managers who ‘failed to investigate’ Harvey Weinstein’s conduct.
Responding to Schneiderman’s lawsuit on February 11, Weinstein’s attorney Ben Brafman said a fair investigation would prove that many of the allegations against his client were without merit.
Back in October, Glasser reportedly told staff: ‘We are going to be OK.’
He had planned to leave the Weinstein Company in AUgust of 2015 but later announced he would stay for a new three-year contract.
He was commonly referred to being the third brother to the Weinsteins.
‘Harvey and I sometimes don’t even want to be brothers,’ Bob Weinstein once said. ‘I don’t know why anyone would want to be another brother.’
‘Should he (David Glasser) want it,’ Bob Weinstein added, ‘has become the third brother.’