2017's most expensive scandals of the year

Фото: Depositphotos

2017 was very scandalous. The presidential administration, which constantly surprised its voters with something, prominent people from Hollywood and large companies who were wrong and paid for it or will pay for it. In most cases, the biggest 2017 scandals of the year were the most expensive and cost companies and individuals billions of dollars.

Here are all the worst scandals of the year and all the celebrities who were famously fired because of them.

Tom Price

Tom Price, Minister of Health and Social Services, came under criticism for reporting that he was making expensive charter flights for official business trips. The scandal ended with the price of his work. He resigned shortly after the scandal received public outcry.

United Airlines

In April United Airlines forcibly expelled the passenger from the aircraft. The incident was filmed on a video that eventually became viral. As a result, airline shares fell, and its market capitalization fell by $ 1,4 billion.

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly, who was kicked out of Fox News due to sexual harassment and verbal abuse that cost 13 millions of dollars.

Фото: Depositphotos

Russia's intervention in the election of the year 2016

Russia's intervention in the election of 2016 influenced US taxpayers who pay for the investigation.

According to USA TodayThis year, the Senate Intelligence Commission received an additional $ 1,2 million to investigate Russia's interference in the elections. The Ministry of Justice is also conducting its own investigation, the cost of which has not been made public.

Glenn Beck

Proponent of a conservative talk show Tommy Lahren sues his former employer Glenn Beck and his media network The Blaze for unlawful dismissal. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

Harvey Weinstein

5 October edition The New York Times published an investigation, according to which Harvey Weinstein - one of the most influential Hollywood producers - had sexual relations with subordinates and young actresses for many years, and then paid off their accusations. As a result, Weinstein was fired from the company he founded. About the harassment by the producer reported a few actresses, including Romola Garay, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. While some actresses say that Weinstein’s behavior was not a secret in Hollywood, for others this news was a shock. October 11 Harvey Weinstein's wife, designer Georgina Chapman, announced that she was breaking up with her husband.

The scandal could end up costing millions. In addition to the fact that Harvey Weinstein was fired from the company Weinstein, he was also expelled from the Academy of Film and Science.

Luis Cai Kay

Фото: Depositphotos

The popular American stand-up comedian Louis C. Kay admitted that the accusations of sexual harassment against him are true. Five women accused Louis C. Kay of committing indecent acts and masturbating in their presence. The actor apologized to the women affected by his actions, and said that he repents his behavior.

Fyre Festival failure

In December, 2016 was announced Fyre - a music festival that was supposed to take place in late April-early May on one of the Bahamas. The festival was advertised by Instagram models; they were supposed to perform there. Major Lazer and Blink-182, tickets cost several thousand dollars. When visitors could not easily reach the venue of the festival, it turned out that there were no musicians, no shelter, no food.

The failure of the festival can be very costly. Organizers continue to face numerous lawsuits, one of which could cost $ 100 million.

Uber

In February, a former employee spoke about mass sexual harassment in the company. In May Uber made an underpayment to his drivers in New York and promised to pay the millions he owed. In June, CEO and founder Travis Kalanik resigned as CEO, and in August an investor sued him for fraud and breach of contract.

Kevin Spacey

In late October, a sex scandal erupted around Spacey. The star was accused of harassing at least 15 people, including 9 colleagues who worked on the "House of Cards", and the actor from the TV series "Star Trek" Anthony Rapp, who at the time of harassment was 14 years.

Against the backdrop of scandal Netflix announced the closure of the "House of Cards" after the release of the sixth season. Work on the last part of the political drama was frozen.

Cathy Griffin

30 May on TMZ website has a video in which American actress and stand-up comedian Katie Griffin poses with a dummy of a bloody head ... Donald Trump. The actress attacked the charges, and she had to apologize for the photo session. She was even fired from CNN for such antics.

Фото: Depositphotos

Rob Kardashian

Rob quarreled with the mother of his daughter Black Tea (they broke up at all a month after her birth) and decided to take revenge: laid out in his Instagram 12 posts about love and betrayal.

The lawsuit has not yet been settled, so it is unclear how much it can cost Kardashian and his family.

Equifax leak

In September, one of the largest hacks in US history took place - a rating agency Equifax reported that 143 data of millions of people, including their social security numbers, were stolen. In essence, this means that virtually every second inhabitant of America is at risk.

This will cost 4 billion dollars since its market value has plummeted, reports Time.

Brett Ratner

Hollywood producer Brett Ratner has faced sexual harassment charges against at least 8 women, including actress Olivia Mann.

Anthony Scaramucci worked for less than two weeks as director of public relations for the White House. Member of the Board of trump called Raines Priebus "paranoid schizophrenic", spoke sharply about Steve Bannon and threatened to dismiss all the staff in the House of Communication. Scaramucci was fired shortly after the interview.

Charlie Rose

Leading The Today Show Matt Lauer, who is accused of sexual harassment, will not receive from the TV channel NBC News $ 30 million, despite the fact that, according to lawyers, he has another year of cooperation with the TV channel under the contract. An unnamed employee declared that Lauer had harassed her in Sochi during the 2014 Olympics of the year, as well as after the end of the Games.

Jeffrey Tambor

Actor Jeffrey Tambor announced his retirement from the series "Obvious", in which he played a major role. The reason was the accusations of the artist in sexual harassment. The actress Thrace Lisette, who starred in the episode of "Obvious", accused Tambor of harassment on the set. She said that the artist allowed himself vulgar comments about her, and also once held her in a corner and made a sexual assault.

According to Variety, Tambor earned $ 275 000 per episode.

Read also on ForumDaily:

How to invest in the USA and not lose all the money

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.