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Warner Bros. CEO accused of trading auditions for sex

Mar. 07, 2019

Warner Bros Employee Film Showcase. Credit: Chris Yarzab/CC BY 2.0.

According to hundreds of text messages leaked to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara pushed for a young, unknown actress he was having a sexual relationship with to get auditions for Warner Bros. movies.

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