NBCUniversal Investigating Ron Meyer as Charlotte Kirk Affair Expands to More Moguls

The Hollywood Reporter.Verve did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment and did not provide a reason for Marshall being dropped from the agency. Marshall signed with Verve in November.Meyer abruptly stepped down last week after he disclosed to NBCU CEO Jeff Shell his relationship with Kirk, ending his celebrated tenure in the industry.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed that Hellboy filmmaker Neil Marshall has been dropped by Verve.He signed with the agency last November.The director, who recently made the period horror film The Reckoning with his  fiancé Charlotte Kirk, has been in the crosshairs of a recent scandal involving the actress, and former NBC Universal Chairman Ron Meyer.

Neil Marshall, the director who is engaged to Charlotte Kirk, the actress at the center of two Hollywood studio head ousters, has been dropped by his agency. Verve no longer represents the writer-director, who made a splash with the 2006 horror movie The Descent and earned acclaim for his work in television with shows such as Game of Thrones.

Ron Meyer, the deposed NBCUniversal vice chairman who alleges that he was the victim of an extortion plot, two sources tell Variety.Meyer’s camp reached out to the FBI some time ago, after Meyer was initially threatened with exposure of his relationship with actress Charlotte Kirk. The FBI has followed up with key players over the last two days, indicating that the agency has taken at least some interest in the case.

strongly denied the accusation.Also Read: Directors Neil Marshall, Joshua Newton Accused of Trying to Extort NBCUniversal's Ron Meyer (Exclusive)Kirk is the same actress whose later affair with Kevin Tsujihara between 2013 and 2014 led to his own ouster as Warner Bros.

Hilarie Burton and Chad Michael Murray have starred onscreen together — but the bond is still there.“It’s our dude’s birthday!! Hope you are having the happiest day @chadmichaelmurray! How the hell have we known each other this long?!?” the Rural Diaries author, 38, wrote via Instagram on Monday, August 24, to celebrate Murray’s 39th birthday. “As many memories as we all have together, what I love most is NOW.

snagged marquee headlines this week after toppling the four-decade career of Ron Meyer — formerly one of the most powerful agents in Hollywood (having worked with stars like Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Cher) and, since 2013, the vice chairman of NBCUniversal.Meyer, 75, admitted to settling a lawsuit with Kirk, whom he characterized as a woman with whom he had a “brief consensual affair” in 2012, while still married to his second wife, Kelly.

It was a case of deja vu. One of Hollywood’s most powerful executives exiting in shame, with actress Charlotte Kirk at the center of the drama.

Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray have reteamed for a new twist on family and love in the trailer for On the Rocks, which dropped on Tuesday. Starring Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans, the A24 film under its new partnership with Apple TV+ is about a young New York mother (Jones) faced with sudden doubts about her marriage with husband (Wayans) and teams up with her audacious playboy father (Murray) to investigate her husband.

Charlotte Kirk, the actress at the center of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer’s sudden exit earlier this week, has apparently pulled out of a virtual Q&A after the screening of The Reckoning at the Fantasia Film Festival on Thursday night. Kirk had been scheduled to answer questions via the Zoom platform from film viewers alongside Neil Marshall, director of The Reckoning, and who is also her husband.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Refresh for updates Filmmaker Neil Marshall has provided Deadline with a statement which he made today, refuting and smashing the alleged reports out there that he was involved in attempting to extort NBC Universal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer on behalf of fiance, Charlotte Kirk, whom the executive had a reported consensual affair with eight years ago.You can read Marshall’s statement below:I am a filmmaker, lucky enough to have had

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterDirector Neil Marshall has canceled a Q&A that was scheduled to take place Thursday evening after the screening of his film “The Reckoning,” as the film’s star has found herself in the middle of the Ron Meyer sex scandal.“The Reckoning” is still set to screen virtually as the opener of the 24th annual Fantasia International Film Festival.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorLeading genre festival Fantasia has pulled a Q&A with director Neil Marshall and actress Charlotte Kirk amid intense media scrutiny concerning their alleged involvement in Ron Meyer’s sudden exit from Universal.The zoom Q&A for the Canadian festival’s opening film The Reckoning was due to take place tonight but the festival told us it has nixed the session in a “mutually agreed” decision with Marshall so as not to distract from the film.

Ron Meyer sought the assistance of the FBI soon after being threatened with the exposure of his affair with actress Charlotte Kirk, two sources familiar with the matter told Variety.Meyer stepped down as vice chairman of NBCUniversal on Tuesday after informing the company of the affair and of the existence of a confidential settlement.

Ron Meyer, one of the longest-tenured top executives in Hollywood, had been fired from NBCUniversal due to fallout from an extramarital affair was big enough to rock the industry. But then the news broke that the woman Meyer had the relationship with was none other than Charlotte Kirk, whose extramarital affair with former Warner Bros.

Sofia Coppola’s latest film on Wednesday, “On the Rocks.”The film, which is set to have a theatrical run in October, will reunite the director with Bill Murray, who she last collaborated with on his 2015 special “A Very Murray Christmas.” He stars alongside Rashida Jones.Over the next several months — depending on theater openings — audiences could see Murray in three major films: “On the Rocks,” Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” (Oct.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEnding a tumultuous Tuesday for NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, the executive is exiting his role as the chair of the Film Academy Museum’s board, a post he’s held since 2017.Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos, the museum’s vice-chair of the board, will step in as acting chair. The next board meeting is Sept.

Jordan Moreau Following his shocking resignation from NBCUniversal on Tuesday, Ron Meyer has stepped down as chair of the Film Academy Museum’s board, Variety has confirmed.The former Universal executive held the position since 2017. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer and vice-chair of the museum’s board, will serve as acting chair.

Also Read: #MeToo Meets the Honeypot: Ron Meyer Becomes Latest Mogul to Tumble in Era of Blurred LinesMeyer had reached a financial settlement with Kirk for an undisclosed an amount, but an insider told TheWrap that a third party was trying to extort Meyer and force him to disclose the settlement to NBCUniversal.

The woman at the center of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer’s abrupt exit is the same actress whose involvement with Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara led to the executive's ouster last year.