Author: Katie Kilkenny / Source: The Hollywood Reporter
“While there have been well documented instances of individuals in this industry not treating women with respect, I am not one of them,” John Bailey wrote in a letter to Academy staff.
After lawyering up earlier this week, Academy president John Bailey has broken his silence about a sexual misconduct investigation into his past behavior in a memo to Academy staff.
Bailey’s memo, sent Saturday, called the media reports “false” and said they “have served only to tarnish my 50 year career.” Later in the letter, he specifies the allegations, saying that there was a “single named complaint” involving inappropriate touching while on a transport van on a movie set. Bailey categorically denies the claim, saying “That did not happen.”
Bailey then cited the Academy’s new standards of conduct for members, instituted in December. “The fact that the existence of an allegation even became public thwarts the confidential review process that the Academy adopted and is supposed to follow when receiving complaints,” he wrote.
The cinematographer also expressed confidence that the review process would exonerate him from the allegations. “While there have been well documented instances of individuals in this industry not treating women with respect, I am…
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