Ryan Seacrest Still Hosting Oscars Red Carpet Amid Sexual Misconduct Scandal
Posted on Tue Feb 27th, 2018 1:05pm PDT By X17 Staff
The show must go on!
Ryan Seacrest will still host the E! red carpet at this Sunday's Oscars, amid recent sexual misconduct allegations made against him.
The TV personality's former stylist Suzie Hardy accused him of groping and sexual harassment in a new Variety piece, and says she was fired when she reported his behavior to higher ups at the network. Among her claims? That Seacrest threw her onto a bed while his erection was fully visible as she was helping him get ready for the Academy Awards in 2009. Hardy allegedly demanded $15 million for her silence before releasing the info to the public.
Seacrest denies any wrongdoing, and E! has already conducted an investigation that they say proved his innocence.
"On January 31st the network notified us that their independent third-party investigation had concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support her claims, effectively, clearing my client’s name. It’s telling that after my client refused to pay her money, and the E! investigation resulted as it did, that she is no coming forward to share her debunked story to the press," Seacrest's attorney told Us Weekly.
"E!’s investigation was extremely comprehensive and thorough. Over the course of a two month process, our outside counsel interviewed more than two dozen people regarding the allegations including multiple separate meetings with the claimant. The investigator is an attorney with nearly 20 years experience and is highly regarded professionally. Any claims that question the legitimacy of this investigation are completely baseless," E! said in their own statement.
We're all about the #MeToo movement, but this just all sounds very out of character.