Hollywood Breakdown
Weinstein fallout continues; Roy Price out at Amazon
Following stories about Harvey Weinstein in the New York Times and New Yorker, dozens of women have continued to come forward and tell their stories about sexual harassment in the industry.
By Matthew Belloni • • 3m ListenOne of those people is Isa Hackett, showrunner of Man in the High Castle at Amazon, who said Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studies, harassed her in 2015. Amazon immediately suspended Price following her allegations, and this week, has officially fired him. But now people are wondering, why did Amazon wait two years to react? There's also the question of culture at Amazon, which has historically favored shows from men -- giving them one or two season deals up front -- over women, who had to go through a pilot process.
