The chairperson and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Warner Bros, Kevin Tsujihara, has resigned amid reports that he abused his power to help a Hollywood actress secure roles in exchange for sexual favors.
The resignation news was confirmed by the parent company Warner Media. John Stankey, the CEO of Warner Media said that this was in the best interest of the company that Kevin Tsujihara steps down.
“Kevin acknowledges that his mistakes are inconsistent with the company’s leadership expectations.”
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An Affair Exposed
The development came in the wake of a story published in The Hollywood Reporter, revealing text messages between Kevin and the Ocean’s 8 actress Charlotte Kirk, dating back to 2013.
The chats between the studio’s head and the Hollywood actress disclosed an illicit relationship between the two – and promises of ‘help’ in acquiring roles in movies and on television in return of sexual favors.
Kevin confessed to the relationship with Kirk during an interview with Fox News but said it ended many years ago.
“The release of the story by the Hollywood Reporter had nothing to do with me. In fact, I tried to prevent it,” he said.
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His lawyers deny that he intervened in casting decisions for the films.
Meanwhile, in a recent interview with the Mail On Sunday, Kirk said she does not consider the relationship transactional.
“It was not casting-couch sex,” she said.
However, after meeting Kevin in 2013, Kirk has appeared in two movies prepared under the banner of Warner Bros. She starred in How to Be Single in 2016, and Ocean’s 8 in 2018.
