Sexual Harassment
We applied the same philosophy and principals of proactive media management and scrupulous honesty when clients came to us as sexual harassment allegations and stories broke across the nation.
- A highly respected television producer who had been honored multiple times for his leadership on women’s issues learned that a prominent lawyer was going public to accuse him of sexual harassment. EKA preemptively issued a statement for our client and publicly exposed the situation, which resulted in the media casting doubt on veracity of the claims.
- When a legendary entertainment executive was faced with assault charges, EKA assisted in crafting his unequivocal denial regarding the allegations to the media. We also assisted the entrepreneur in shaping the announcement that he would be stepping down from his various businesses in order to protect hundreds of employees. He also committed himself to continuing his personal growth, spiritual learning and listening.
- When The New York Times contacted a famed director about a notorious movie mogul’s alleged sexual assault of the director’s former girlfriend, EKA helped the director get ahead of the issue by detailing his account of how he confronted the executive over the casting of his next movie, and describing what he hopes the entertainment industry will do to reform itself in the wake of an ongoing harassment and abuse scandal. The headlines that followed all portrayed our client in a positive light and focused on the abuses of the executive and the industry in general.