<p content="John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for sexual harassment. Variety reports that the Academy received three claims against Bailey on Wednesday and immediately began a probe.” data-reactid=”40″ type=”text”>John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for sexual harassment. Variety reports that the Academy received three claims against Bailey on Wednesday and immediately began a probe. The 75-year-old Bailey is a veteran cinematographer who worked on films such as In the Line of Fire, Silverado, Groundhog Day, and The Big Chill. He was elected president of the Academy last August, succeeding the outgoing Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Bailey’s short reign has been marked by a string of sexual misconduct allegations in the entertainment world. If Bailey is forced to resign from his four-year term early, veteran makeup artist and Academy vice president Lois Burwell would step in until elections are held again in July.
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