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brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:20 PM Dec 2017

AP Exclusive: Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct

Source: AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 forced women to 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,” a phallus-shaped sex toy, 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 L.A. 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. 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. The outside investigator hired to examine complaints about Howard’s behavior also confirmed to AP that he completed a report.

Read more: https://apnews.com/61ec808965414abb810a6e2d84f06a79



Remind me whom the National Enquirer supported in the 2016 Election?
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AP Exclusive: Top gossip editor accused of sexual misconduct (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2017 OP
That makes perfect sense, given his bromance with Trump. lagomorph777 Dec 2017 #1
it was pretty obvious that those "leaked"nudes of melania..... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #5
Pecker is the Trump sycophant though i'm sure Howard is one of his cronies shirleye Dec 2017 #2
The National Enquirer still supports Trump LeftInTX Dec 2017 #3
btw, whatever happened to taco truck guy? n/t getagrip_already Dec 2017 #6
I have no idea. LeftInTX Dec 2017 #7
if there is karma... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #8
Birds of a feather BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #4

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
5. it was pretty obvious that those "leaked"nudes of melania.....
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:51 PM
Dec 2017

came directly from trump. Who else would have had them? It's not surprising he tapped the enquirer to publish them......

They are tight like thieves, and were probably on the same party circuit with epstein.

shirleye

(58 posts)
2. Pecker is the Trump sycophant though i'm sure Howard is one of his cronies
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:32 PM
Dec 2017

between them owning us weekly and now the kochs having a huge piece of time and rolling stone we're screwed

LeftInTX

(25,378 posts)
3. The National Enquirer still supports Trump
Tue Dec 5, 2017, 05:35 PM
Dec 2017

I see it every time, I'm in the checkout line.

Saturday's headline was something about how Trump was stomping out sexual harassment in Congress.

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