[CydeWeys]

Firing a serial sexual harasser of his own coworkers is more of an HR thing than it is a PR thing. You simply cannot keep someone like that employed; it's way too much of a legal liability. Also, many people would refuse to work with someone like that entirely, out of principle.

Maybe they should have canceled the series entirely instead of continuing on without him, but keeping him employed on the show was never an option.

[tracer4201]

As someone who worked at one of the large networks, I disagree with you when you state that it was more of an HR than PR thing.

I can assure you the types of behavior that these male actors were accused of were no secrets, neither at my company nor in the industry. Nobody did anything about it, and it wasn’t until it blew up into a fire storm thanks to social media that these companies decided the best response from a business sense was to suddenly pretend we are on a moral high ground and sever these relationships. It was fear and about saving image.

Otherwise, the response would have been to deny and secretly pay off accusers while maintaining relationships with the Kevin Spaceys of the world.

[badpun]

If it an HR/legal issue, he could be brought in as a contractor.

[CydeWeys]

That wouldn't change anything. If a company knowingly chooses to bring a sexual harasser into your workplace, and you get harassed, the technical employment status of the harasser won't matter when you file your lawsuit against the company.