Dozens of employees at Hachette Book Group staged a walkout to protest the company's decision to publish Woody Allen's memoir. 'We stand in solidarity with Ronan Farrow, Dylan Farrow and survivors of sexual assault,' many employees said in an email.
Farrow is Allen's son with actress Mia Farrow; his sister, Dylan Farrow,In his statement, Farrow wrote in part that HBG"concealed the decision from me and its own employees while we were working on— a book about how powerful men, including Woody Allen, avoid accountability for sexual abuse.
Employees at both HBG's New York and Boston offices participated in the Thursday walkout. Many also sent out an auto-reply email that read in part:"We stand in solidarity with Ronan Farrow, Dylan Farrow and survivors of sexual assault." ThoseIn a statement sent to NPR Thursday afternoon, HBG CEO Michael Pietsch said:"We respect and understand the perspective of our employees who have decided to express their concern over the publication of this book.
that HBG employees approached the company's human resources department on Thursday afternoon to complain about the planned publication of Allen's book. A Hachette employee told NPR that HBG's CEO, Michael Pietch, attempted to hold a town hall meeting on Thursday to discuss the issue, but the employees walked out before the meeting was held., told NPR on Thursday,"I feel moved almost to tears by the walkout.
Farrow also said in his Tuesday statement that HBG had not fact-checked Allen's memoir, nor did it contact Dylan Farrow for any response."It also shows a lack of ethics and compassion for victims of sexual abuse, regardless of any personal connection or breach of trust here. ... I've also told Hachette that a publisher that would conduct itself in this way is one I can't work with in good conscience.
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