National Enquirer boss Dylan Howard accused of sexually harassing female employees

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

National Enquirer boss accused of sexually harassing female employees

Associated Press
Tuesday 5 December 2017 22.57 GMT

The top editor for the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and other major gossip publications openly described his sexual partners in the newsroom, discussed female employees’ sex lives and made women in the office watch or listen to pornographic material, former employees told the Associated Press.

The behavior by Dylan Howard, currently the chief content officer of American Media Inc, occurred while he was running the company’s Los Angeles office, according to men and women who worked there. Howard’s self-proclaimed nickname was Dildo, the former employees said. His conduct led to an internal inquiry in 2012 by an outside consultant, and former employees said he stopped working out of the LA office after the inquiry.

Howard quit soon after the report was completed, but the company rehired him one year later with a promotion that landed him in the company’s main office in New York. It was not clear whether Howard faced any discipline over the accusations. The AP is not aware of any sexual harassment allegations involving Howard since he was rehired.

The AP spoke with 12 former employees who knew about the investigation into Howard’s behavior, though not all were aware of every detail. Philip Deming, the outside investigator hired to examine complaints about Howard’s behavior, also confirmed to the AP that he completed a report.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/05/dylan-howard-national-enquirer-sexual-harassment-claims

[guillaumeb]

1. Was Dildo one of the Hobbitts? eom

[Hortensis]

2. Dildo? Hard to imagine that position not filled with a douche.