after firing matt lauer in November, NBC launched an internal investigation. In a memo to staff, NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack vowed in the spirit of transparency to share the result of the probe, “no matter how painful, and act on it.”
Five months later, the probe is out — and NBC found that its executives were unaware of the sexual misconduct. That conclusion has been met with skepticism: How could they not have known?
Seasoned investigators say that even if the probe was thorough and fair, it would be hard to convince anyone of that because it was conducted in-house by the NBC general counsel’s office.
“This is one, because of optics, they should have gone outside,” says Michael Robbins, president of Extti, which conducts workplace investigations in the entertainment industry. “If they’re going to exonerate people, then people are going to say, ‘Of course they exonerated themselves.
Five months later, the probe is out — and NBC found that its executives were unaware of the sexual misconduct. That conclusion has been met with skepticism: How could they not have known?
Seasoned investigators say that even if the probe was thorough and fair, it would be hard to convince anyone of that because it was conducted in-house by the NBC general counsel’s office.
“This is one, because of optics, they should have gone outside,” says Michael Robbins, president of Extti, which conducts workplace investigations in the entertainment industry. “If they’re going to exonerate people, then people are going to say, ‘Of course they exonerated themselves.
- 5/15/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
In his short film career, Jay Gillespie has already had the distinct privilege of working with two horror icons—Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Robert Englund ("Nightmare on Elm Street"). And it was through Back Stage that Gillespie booked the lead in "One by One: Death's Door" featuring Todd and Oscar nominee Sally Kirkland. "We exchanged emails and everything like that. He's ginormous in real life," Gillespie says of Todd. "He has this very deep, throaty voice and he would say, 'Just keep doing it,' [of acting]. He wanted me to be in 'Hatchet 2.' He was like, 'You'd be perfect for it, buddy.' And I was like, 'I think it's cast already.' And he said, 'So what? Talk to your manager.'" In "One by One," Gillespie plays Shawn Hickey, a metal guitarist on a field trip gone horribly wrong when the bus crashes in the desert. It definitely...
- 3/24/2010
- backstage.com
Among the world premieres in Ensemble Studio Theatre's upcoming 31st annual Marathon of one-act plays are works by three members of the Ensemble's Playwrights Unit. Opening on May 22, Marathon 2009 will feature world premieres of 10 one act plays and will run through June 27. Playwrights Unit members' works are For the Love of God, Saint Teresa by Christine Farrell, Daughter by Cassandra Medley, and Blood from a Stoner by Jeanne Dorsey.
- 5/15/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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