Ron Meyer’s case that led to his exit from NBCU involved actress Charlotte Kirk – Deadline

The deadline confirmed from two sources familiar with Ron Meyer’s departure today that the woman the NBCUniversal vice president had had a consensual affair with was actress Charlotte Kirk. She was also involved with the head of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara; this affair which led to his departure from the studio last year.

Earlier today, Meyer admitted in his statement about his departure that he had a brief consensual affair “many years ago”. Meyer, along with NBC Universal CEO Jeff Shell, came to the mutual decision that the former’s actions were inconsistent with the policies and values ​​of the entertainment conglomerate.

Meyer is known as a guy who helps people in trouble. From what we’ve been told, amid the fallout from the Tsujihara-Kirk affair last year, Meyer, knowing both sides, intended to help some sort of settlement between the two. However, the whole situation turned against Meyer.

“I made a deal, under threat, with a woman outside the company who had made false accusations against me. Certainly, this is a woman with whom I had a very brief and consensual affair with many years ago. I made this disclosure because other parties became aware of the settlement and continually attempted to extort me into paying them money or they intended to falsely implicate NBCUniversal, which did not had nothing to do with this case, and to publish false allegations about me. After disclosing this matter to the company, we mutually agreed that I should step down as vice president of NBCUniversal, ”Meyer said this morning.

A British-born actress, Kirk had an affair with Tsujihara in 2013 and 2014. This was detailed in leaked text messages to the press, as well as allegations that the executive helped Kirk secure movie roles. . Tsujihara stepped down as president and CEO of Warner Bros. in March 2019 as WarnerMedia investigated his possible misconduct.

In an exclusive conversation with Deadline after Tsujihara left, Kirk said she was “deeply saddened to hear the news of Kevin Tsujihara’s resignation from Warners… Our relationship ended many years ago. The exit of history by The Hollywood Reporter had nothing to do with me. In fact, I tried to prevent it. The differences we may have had in the past have long been forgotten. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.