Heather Parry, president of Live Nation’s movie and TV division Live Nation Productions, has been placed on a go away of absence following allegations of abuse made by Live Nation staff, in line with The Hollywood Reporter. “At Live Nation we pride ourselves on having an open, accessible and inclusive culture,” a Live Nation consultant mentioned in a press release. “We take all employee complaints seriously and have retained a third party to investigate. We have placed Ms. Parry on leave during this time.”
On December 19, Parry was accused of abuse in a tweet that was posted and deleted from the corporate’s official Twitter account. The tweet, allegedly despatched by a Live Nation Productions worker and considered by Pitchfork, accused Parry of throwing objects at staff and utilizing homophobic, racist, and sexist language. The tweet additionally accused the corporate of ignoring staff’ complaints about Parry.
Today, Variety revealed that they’d obtained audio from a gathering between 4 Live Nation staff and two executives (Joe Berchtold and CFO Kathy Willard). In the recordings, two of the 4 staff will be heard telling Willard and Berchtold that they needed to search out remedy on account of Parry’s conduct. One worker divulged that they have been struggling heath points due to her. Willard and Berchtold acknowledged that Parry is tough to work with, however steered that the whole division would possibly shut down if she have been let go.
Live Nation Productions is likely one of the manufacturing firms behind Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born. They’ve additionally produced documentaries about Bad Boy Records, Lady Gaga, Imagine Dragons, Eagles of Death Metal, and extra. Future tasks embody a movie about Kim Petras and “From Cradle to Stage,” a collection from Dave Grohl and his mother.
Parry is a long-time movie producer who labored with MTV and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions earlier than becoming a member of Live Nation Productions.
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