Amazon.com Inc. put Roy Price, the head of its film and TV unit, on a leave of absence after a producer told the Hollywood Reporter he sexually harassed her, days after a series of similar accusations led to the ouster of Harvey Weinstein as head of the production company he co-founded.
Isa Hackett, who worked on the Amazon Prime Video show ¡°The Man in the High Castle,¡± told the publication that Price made inappropriate advances to her at an event two years ago. Price couldn¡¯t be reached for comment.
¡°Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately,¡± Amazon said in a statement. Albert Cheng, chief operating officer of Amazon Studios, has been named interim head of the division, the company said in a separate email.
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