James Toback is no longer under investigation for sex crimes in Los Angeles.
The director, 73, will not be prosecuted for the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
The D.A.’s Hollywood sex crimes task force investigated five allegations against Toback, but found that they all fell outside the statute of limitations, according to several charge evaluation worksheets provided to People by the D.A.’s office. No other investigations are currently open against Toback in Los Angeles at this time.
One accuser told police that after she and Toback agreed...
The director, 73, will not be prosecuted for the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
The D.A.’s Hollywood sex crimes task force investigated five allegations against Toback, but found that they all fell outside the statute of limitations, according to several charge evaluation worksheets provided to People by the D.A.’s office. No other investigations are currently open against Toback in Los Angeles at this time.
One accuser told police that after she and Toback agreed...
- 4/9/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
In another setback for La Weekly, recently-hired interim editor-in-chief Hillel Aron has been suspended without pay, after old tweets deemed offensive by critics and by the publication’s new owners came to light. “La Weekly has zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. Past comments posted by Hillel Aron on Twitter that have come to our attention over the last 24 hours are extremely offensive and unacceptable,” Publisher Brian Calle and general counsel David Welch said in a statement provided to TheWrap. “They are not in line with La Weekly’s values and do not reflect the views of our team.
- 12/13/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
On Friday, former staff writer Hillel Aron was named interim editor-in-chief of La Weekly, capping a tumultuous week that included PR gaffes by the paper’s new owners, and a boycott effort organized by former La Weekly writers that killed the annual Sips & Sweets event after nearly all sponsors pulled out. Aron was the only staff writer retained after most of his colleagues were laid off Nov. 29, an event former editor-in-chief Mara Shalhoup compared to the “Red Wedding” on “Game of Thrones.” Aron tells TheWrap that the layoffs took him by surprise, but admits he didn’t consider his own job at risk.
- 12/9/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Former staff writer Hillel Aron has been appointed interim editor-in-chief of La Weekly, just over a week after almost all of the magazine’s editorial staff were laid off following its purchase by Semanal Media, LLC. Aron’s appointment comes the day after a boycott effort organized by former La Weekly writers led to the cancelation of the paper’s annual Sips & Sweets event after nearly all of the sponsors pulled out. Aron was the only staff writer retained in the Nov. 29 layoffs that included former editor-in-chief Mara Shalhoup, music editor Andy Hermann, arts and culture editor Gwynedd Stuart, managing editor Drew Tewksbury,...
- 12/8/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Nearly 70 percent of L.A. Weekly’s editorial staff — including film critic April Wolfe — was laid off on November 29, the day the beloved alternative newspaper was officially purchased by Semanal Media. The Los Angeles Times reported nine members from the 13-person editorial team were dismissed, among them all top editors (even editor-in-chief Mara Shalhoup); publisher Matt Cooperstein was also terminated. On Twitter, Shalhoup likened the layoff to a “Game of Thrones” bloodbath.
We were expecting there to be some pain with the sale of @LAWeekly. But we weren’t expecting the Red Wedding. That’s how deep the cuts are. 1/
— Mara Shalhoup (@mshalhoup) November 29, 2017
The impending sale was confirmed on October 18 by the La Times, which dubbed the now-owner “a mysterious new company” in its headline. Semanal Media was formed explicitly to buy L.A. Weekly from dwindling Voice Media, the publishing entity that has unloaded S.F. Weekly, O.
We were expecting there to be some pain with the sale of @LAWeekly. But we weren’t expecting the Red Wedding. That’s how deep the cuts are. 1/
— Mara Shalhoup (@mshalhoup) November 29, 2017
The impending sale was confirmed on October 18 by the La Times, which dubbed the now-owner “a mysterious new company” in its headline. Semanal Media was formed explicitly to buy L.A. Weekly from dwindling Voice Media, the publishing entity that has unloaded S.F. Weekly, O.
- 11/30/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Before Glenn Whipp broke the story of James Toback’s serial sexual harassment with testimonies from 31 women, there was “Doctor Strange” director Scott Derrickson’s Twitter feed. He has nearly 67,000 followers who love his films as well as his passionate takedowns of sexism. When the Harvey Weinstein story first broke in early October, Derrickson cheered on the women who told their stories and the journalists who reported them — and soon he received a Dm from a follower, actress Selma Blair, who had a Toback story to tell.
Derrickson is good friends with Glenn Whipp, a longtime entertainment reporter at the paper. “[Blair] was scared, because she’s a single mother, and she didn’t want to be sued,” Whipp said in an interview with IndieWire on November 3. “With the Times, we can’t offer legal protection, but typically what happens is that the news organization — not the individual — is sued, and...
Derrickson is good friends with Glenn Whipp, a longtime entertainment reporter at the paper. “[Blair] was scared, because she’s a single mother, and she didn’t want to be sued,” Whipp said in an interview with IndieWire on November 3. “With the Times, we can’t offer legal protection, but typically what happens is that the news organization — not the individual — is sued, and...
- 11/7/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Director James Toback denied claims of sexual harassment against him in a stark interview with Rolling Stone four days before Sunday’s exposé in the Los Angeles Times in which 38 women came forward accusing the director of sexual harassment. The Rolling Stone interview with reporter Hillel Aron was conducted Tuesday, October 17 and posted on the website today with audio (listen to it here); the Times‘ report was published Sunday, October 22. Toback denied the allegations…...
- 10/27/2017
- Deadline
James Toback just sounded off on the women accusing him of sexual misconduct in a bizarre, expletive-filled rant.
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director, who has been accused of acting inappropriately – including masturbating in front of women, touching them and propositioning them during business meetings – by over 300 women, according to the Los Angeles Times, vehemently defended himself against the allegations in an interview with Rolling Stone on Friday.
Many of the women, including Rachel McAdams and Selma Blair, claim Toback — known for writing films like 1991’s Bugsy, 1987’s The Pickup Artist and 2014’s The Gambler — approached them about a possible movie...
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director, who has been accused of acting inappropriately – including masturbating in front of women, touching them and propositioning them during business meetings – by over 300 women, according to the Los Angeles Times, vehemently defended himself against the allegations in an interview with Rolling Stone on Friday.
Many of the women, including Rachel McAdams and Selma Blair, claim Toback — known for writing films like 1991’s Bugsy, 1987’s The Pickup Artist and 2014’s The Gambler — approached them about a possible movie...
- 10/27/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Director James Toback has some ill-advised words for the reportedly hundreds of women who have accused him of sexual harassment and assault: “Anyone who says it is a lying c—sucker or c— or both. Can I be any clearer than that?,” Toback said an interview with Rolling Stone published Friday. Rolling Stone’s Hillel Aron spoke to Toback four days before the explosive Los Angeles Times expose in which 38 women accused him of sexual harassment. Aron approached the director with the accounts of nine women, several of which were on the record. One of the accusers was his wife,...
- 10/27/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
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