Vice suspends 2 execs, including its president, over sexual harassment allegations
Following an in-depth and damning report on its toxic workplace, Vice has suspended two of its chief executives, including president Andrew Creighton.
Last month, The New York Times’ Emily Steel published a lengthy exposé on the culture of sexual harassment at the media company which, since having been co-founded by enfant terrible-types Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi, has partnered with HBO and is now poised to nest under Disney’s corporate banner after the media conglomerate acquired 21st Century Fox. More than 100 former and current Vice employees were interviewed, leading to the revelation that several harassment settlements had been paid out over the years. In some cases, higher-ups tried to pressure female staffers into sexual relationships, then retaliated when they were rejected; others, like veteran music journalist and author Jessica Hopper, settled defamation claims against the company following its shitty editorial decisions.