The floodgates have opened since Harvey Weinstein's accusers came forward. These are the biggest figures in media and politics who have been accused.
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein fell from his lofty pedestal atop the entertainment industry in October after more than 80 women accused him of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.
Since the accusations against Weinstein came to light, the floodgates have opened and scores of women have come out with allegations against some of the most powerful figures in media and politics.
Here are some of the biggest names in the industry who have been accused of sexual misconduct. This list includes men who were accused after the Weinstein allegations came to light, but also some prominent men in media and politics whose accusations resurfaced after Weinstein's accusers came forward.
Roy Moore, former judge and current Alabama Senate candidate
Seven women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct.
• Leigh Corfman told The Washington Post that she was 14 years old when the then-32-year-old Moore made unwanted sexual advances toward her.
• Two other women told The Post that they dated Moore when they were 17 and 18 years old. Another woman said Moore asked her out when she was 16 but that they did not go out.
• Gena Richardson told the paper that Moore asked her out while she was a high school senior, and allegedly gave her an unwanted "forceful" kiss that scared her.
• Beverly Young Nelson said during a press conference Nov. 13 that Moore attempted to sexually assault her when she was a 16-year-old waitress.
•Tina Johnson told AL.com that Moore allegedly "grabbed" her buttocks in 1991 while she was in his law office.
Moore has vehemently denied all the accusations against him and painted them as a liberal smear on his campaign.
Several prominent Republicans have since disavowed Moore, and called on him to step down. Some have also floated the option of removing him from the chamber if he wins Alabama's special election in December.
Mark Halperin, former NBC News political analyst and MSNBC contributor
Mark Halperin was dismissed from NBC and MSNBC after CNN's Oliver Darcy reported that he had sexually harassed at least a dozen women when he worked at ABC News.
One woman accused him of masturbating in front of her in his office at ABC News, and another claimed he threw her against a window at a restaurant and tried to kiss her. When she refused his advances, she said, he told her that she would never have a future in politics or the media.
Halperin also had an upcoming book and HBO adaptation that was canceled in the wake of allegations against him.
"I am profoundly sorry for the pain and anguish I have caused by my past actions. I apologize sincerely to the women I mistreated," Halperin said in a statement.
Former President George H.W. Bush
Six women have accused former President George H.W. Bush of unwanted sexual contact and misconduct since the allegations against Weinstein came out.
Actress Heather Lind was the first to speak out publicly, and she said in an Instagram post that Bush touched her from behind while they were at a 2014 screening of her television series, "TURN: Washington's Spies," in Houston, Texas. The post has since been removed.
Lind was photographed next to Bush, who is in a wheelchair, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush.
Bush's spokesman released a statement shortly after Lind came forward.
"At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures," the statement said. "To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured joke."
Actress Jordana Grolnick, author Christina Baker Kline, Maine Senate Republican candidate Amanda Staples, and former journalist Liz Allen also came forward with similar allegations of unwanted touching. A sixth woman, Roslyn Corrigan, told TIME that Bush touched her from behind during a photo-op when she was 16.
The allegations against the former president span from 2003 to 2016. His spokesman said in a statement after Corrigan came forward that Bush "does not have it in his heart to knowingly cause anyone harm or distress."
Lockhart Steele, former editorial director at Vox Media
Vox fired Lockhart Steele in November after he was accused of sexually harassing at least one person, which included unwanted kissing, The Awl reported.
Vox's CEO reportedly informed employees through a company Slack channel that Steele had been terminated after he admitted to engaging in conduct that was inconsistent with the company's values.
CEO Jim Bankoff later said it was "an ongoing investigation," according to The Awl. He said there has been a termination but said it wasn't "concluded" yet.
Jeff Hoover, former speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Jeff Hoover stepped down as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives earlier this month after The Courier-Journal reported that the lawmaker had reached a secret settlement in a sexual harassment case brought by a female member of his staff.
The woman engaged in suggestive text messages with him when a fellow staffer told her she needed to cater to Hoover's desires to advance in her career, the paper reported.
"If you decided to send a photo of the black lace g string, I won't share," Hoover texted the woman, according to The Courier-Journal. "For my eyes only."
However, the woman said she realized the relationship made her uncomfortable and contributed to a hostile work environment.
After the outlet broke the story, Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky asked that anyone who had secretly settled sexual harassment claims resign from office.
Hoover stepped down as speaker but still remains a representative.
Matt Zimmerman, former senior vice president at NBC News and one of the top talent bookers for the 'Today' show
NBC Universal fired Matt Zimmerman on November 14 after The Hollywood Reporter reported allegations that Zimmerman engaged in inappropriate conduct with two women at the company.
Sources told THR that Zimmerman was accused of having numerous relationships with women who were his subordinates, at least one of whom directly reported to him.
"We have recently learned that Matt Zimmerman engaged in inappropriate conduct with more than one woman at NBCU, which violated company policy," a company representative said in a statement Tuesday. "As a result, he has been dismissed."
Michael Oreskes, former senior vice president in charge of news at NPR and former editor at The New York Times
Michael Oreskes resigned from NPR earlier this month amid the company's investigation of allegations by at least two women who claimed he made unwanted physical contact with them almost 20 years ago, when he worked as an editor at The New York Times.
The women alleged, in separate complaints reported by The Washington Post, that Oreskes kissed them without their consent while they were discussing their job prospects with him.
The two women said they met with Oreskes when he said he was interested in their work and in guiding them with their careers. He also hinted at hiring them as Times reporters, according to The Post. Neither of them were hired.
Hamilton Fish, former president and publisher of The New Republic
Hamilton Fish resigned from The New Republic after initially taking a leave of absence from the company, according to a memo obtained by Business Insider.
Win McCormack, the liberal activist who bought the publication in 2016, sent out a memo to staffers in October saying he had asked for an immediate and independent investigation into several complaints regarding inappropriate interactions between Fish and female employees.
The New Republic "is committed to creating and maintaining a respectful, professional work environment, free from harassment of any kind," the memo continued. McCormack said he took the allegations "very seriously" and that J.J. Gould and Art Stupar would step in as acting president and acting publisher, respectively.
Leon Wieseltier, former editor at The New Republic
Several former female employees accused Leon Wieseltier of making inappropriate advances when he helmed The New Republic for three decades, according to Politico.
Wieseltier was set to commandeer a new magazine being published by Emerson Collective, the company backed by Steve Jobs' wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, when the allegations came to light.
As a result, Emerson Collective cut ties with Wieseltier and canceled publication of the magazine he was going to oversee.
Wieseltier acknowledged his behavior in a statement.
"For my offenses against some of my colleagues in the past I offer a shaken apology and ask for their forgiveness," the statement said. "The women with whom I worked are smart and good people. I am ashamed to know that I made any of them feel demeaned and disrespected. I assure them that I will not waste this reckoning."
Bill O'Reilly, former Fox News commentator and conservative media personality
Bill O'Reilly was the undisputed king of Fox News until April.
He departed from the network that month, following an exodus of advertisers that came on the heels of an explosive report from The New York Times saying he and Fox News had paid out $13 million to five women to settle sexual-harassment claims they had brought against him.
Multiple other women also accused O'Reilly of sexual harassment after the initial revelations. He has denied all of the allegations against him.
Roger Ailes, former Fox News CEO
Ailes resigned as the CEO and chairman of Fox News in 2016, after several women who worked at the network accused him of sexual harassment.
Among the most prominent figures to accuse him of misconduct was host Gretchen Carlson, who filed a lawsuit against Ailes in July 2016. Megyn Kelly, current NBC host and former Fox News anchor, also accused Ailes of making unwanted sexual advances toward her when she first started at the network.
Ailes died in May.
Former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by four women.
• Juanita Broaddrick accused him of raping her in her hotel room in the late 1970s when he was Arkansas Attorney General.
• Kathleen Willey accused him of groping her without her consent in the Oval Office in 1993.
• Paula Jones accused Clinton of exposing himself and propositioning her in an Arkansas hotel room in 1991.
• Leslie Millwee came forward publicly for the first time in October 2016 to accuse Clinton of sexually assaulting her in 1980.
Clinton has denied all of the allegations against him.
President Donald Trump
At least 16 women have accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment and misconduct.
The allegations emerged during the 2016 presidential campaign, after Trump was heard talking about groping women without their consent in a leaked Access Hollywood tape from 2005.
"When you’re a star, they let you do it," Trump said on the tape. "You can do anything ... grab 'em by the p---y. You can do anything."
Trump and his allies dismissed the allegations against him as "locker room talk," and denied the sexual misconduct allegations. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently suggested the women were lying.
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