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Amazon Studios head Roy Price resigns amid harassment allegations, company says
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/17/media/roy-price-amazon-resigned/index.htmlAmazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned, five days after he was placed on a "leave of absence" after a producer accused him of sexual harassment, an Amazon spokesperson told CNN.
Price was suspended following The Hollywood Reporter's publication of an article detailing harassment allegations against him, made by Isa Hackett, a producer of the Amazon series "The Man in the High Castle."
The controversy may prove to be a setback for Amazon's original video efforts. The company is aggressively competing with Netflix, Apple and other deep-pocketed entrants into the TV and movie business.
The harassment accusations stemmed from an incident in 2015. Hackett alleged that Price repeatedly made lewd comments to her, despite her rebuffs, while they were both attending Comic-Con.
