LOS ANGELES — WarnerMedia said on Wednesday that it would conduct an “appropriate investigation” into allegations that Kevin Tsujihara, the chief executive of Warner Bros., pushed for a woman with whom he had a sexual relationship to be considered for roles in Warner films and television shows.
The claims surfaced Wednesday in a 4,200-word article in The Hollywood Reporter, which outlined a sexual relationship between Mr. Tsujihara, 54, and Charlotte Kirk, an aspiring British actress in her 20s. The account, quoting from private text messages obtained by The Reporter, portrays a situation in which Mr. Tsujihara — prompted by Ms. Kirk’s statements that he had promised to help her career during a meeting at a motel — reaches out to his lieutenants on her behalf.
“I just need to be careful,” Mr. Tsujihara, who is married, said in a 2014 text message, according to the trade magazine. “Let’s look for a movie role.” In an exchange from 2015, Ms. Kirk wrote, “Are u going to help me like u said u would?” He responded, “Richard will be reaching out to u tonight,” a reference to Richard Brener, president of Warner’s New Line division.
The disclosure appeared two days after ATT, which owns WarnerMedia, publicly praised Mr. Tsujihara and added children’s television, including the Cartoon Network, to his portfolio.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/business/media/warnermedia-kevin-tsujihara.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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