The day of reckoning might be here for agency culture. Hollywood has been fraught with recent allegations and exposés about misconduct. Legendary producers Harvey Weinstein and Scott Rudin are indicative of how the town has tolerated bad behavior in the past, with only recent transgressions landing them in hot water. Today, the Los Angeles Times broke a story about major misconduct within ICM, which is considered to be one of the top three Hollywood agencies (alongside CAA and WME). The allegations range from harassment to abuse, to general misconduct with a lack of consequences or recompense. According to the article, “more than 30 former and current ICM employees said in interviews that the company tolerated a hostile work environment, where women and people of color were subjected to harassment, bullying and other inappropriate conduct. Since 2017, nearly a dozen women reported allegations of mistreatment by male agents and managers company wide to ICM Partners’ human resources department or senior leaders, according to interviews with the women and those with direct knowledge of the incidents.” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 5 May, 2021