John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for sexual misconduct. The 75-year-old Bailey was appointed president of the Academy last August, replacing the departing Cheryl Boone-Isaacs. The latter spearheaded a push by the Academy in 2015 to diversify its membership, a five-year plan that recently faced some blowback over the Academy electing a white man to the top post.
AMPAS has made another movement in recent months, in accordance with the #MeToo movement spreading through Hollywood and beyond to other corners of the American workforce. The expulsion of disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein marked a major sea change in not just the Academy but across the industry. Now, accusations have been levied against ...
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