{"id":349331,"date":"2021-10-07T00:57:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nbcuniversal-settles-with-ousted-exec-ron-meyer-amid-sex-scandal\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T21:57:04","slug":"nbcuniversal-settles-with-ousted-exec-ron-meyer-amid-sex-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nbcuniversal-settles-with-ousted-exec-ron-meyer-amid-sex-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"#NBCUniversal settles with ousted exec Ron Meyer amid sex scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NBCUniversal settles with ousted exec Ron Meyer amid sex scandal<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>NBCUniversal has made a confidential settlement with former Universal Studios executive Ron Meyer, who was fired last year amid a sex scandal, according to new report.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer was ousted from his lofty post as vice chairman of NBCUniversal in August 2020 after he admitted to making hush-money payments to a woman with whom he\u2019d had a brief \u201cconsensual affair.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In a deal negotiated by Hollywood heavyweight lawyer\u00a0Patricia Glaser, Meyer landed a settlement in the realm of $20 million, according to entertainment trade publication <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/nbcuniversal-ron-meyer-strike-big-172241619.html\">Deadline<\/a>. The publication said the deal was months in the making and finally came together last month. <\/p>\n<p>Meyer\u2019s attorney Glaser said: \u201cWe are unable to comment because of a confidentiality requirement.\u201d NBCUniversal did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his exit, Meyer acknowledged that he made a settlement \u201cwith a woman outside the company who had made false accusations against me,\u201d admitting, \u201cThis is a woman I had a very brief and consensual affair with many years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meyer claimed he was being extorted over the affair which dated back nearly 10 years. In the days to follow, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> leaked out that the woman at the center of the scandal was British-born actress Charlotte Kirk.  <\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times reported that\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2020-08-18\/nbcuniversal-fires-ron-meyer-longtime-universal-head-alleged-extortion\">Meyer paid Kirk at least $500,000<\/a>\u00a0as part of a promised $2 million settlement in 2019. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ron-meyer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ron Meyer\" class=\"wp-image-19719934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ron-meyer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ron-meyer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/ron-meyer-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ron Meyer left NBCUniversal in 2020 amid  a sex scandal with actress Charlotte Kirk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=681\" alt=\"Charlotte Kirk\" class=\"wp-image-19719975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1362 1362w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1021 1021w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=681 681w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=340 340w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/charlotte-kirk.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\"\/><figcaption>Meyer said he informed his bosses at NBCUniversal that he had been paying Kirk hush money and was being extorted by the actress.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Kirk also had a brief relationship with former Warner Bros. studio head<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/03\/18\/warner-bros-ceo-kevin-tsujihara-steps-down-following-scandal\/?_ga=2.200359532.371768584.1633541659-814661974.1571627530\">\u00a0Kevin Tsujihara, who resigned\u00a0in 2019<\/a> after a slew of text messages that suggested he would help find acting jobs for her became public. Kirk had minor roles in \u201cOcean\u2019s 8\u2033 and \u201cHow to Be Single.\u201d Tsujihara denied having any direct role in getting her those jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer said he disclosed the settlement and threats to his bosses at NBCUniversal after others became aware of the secret payments to Kirk. The exec was worried that the situation would become public and would not only sully his reputation, but also that of NBCUniversal, which had been criticized <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/10\/09\/harvey-weinstein-tried-to-use-matt-lauer-dirt-to-kill-ronan-farrows-expose\/\">for its handling of sexual assault claims against Harvey Weinstein and former \u201cToday\u201d anchor Matt Lauer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Meyer\u2019s departure, Deadline <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/10\/ron-meyer-nbcuniversal-settlement-charlotte-kirk-affair-1234850834\/\">reported<\/a> that the the exec has landed a lucrative consulting gig with Qatar. and that he has \u201cmade many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s to the country to provide guidance to its Doha Film Institute on motion picture investments.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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