{"id":138372,"date":"2017-12-12T02:31:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T07:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=138372"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:19:23","slug":"new-yorker-fires-reporter-ryan-lizza-for-sexual-misconduct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/12\/new-yorker-fires-reporter-ryan-lizza-for-sexual-misconduct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Yorker fires reporter Ryan Lizza for sexual misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_138340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138340\" style=\"width: 529px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ryan_Lizza_March_27_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-138340\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ryan_Lizza_March_27_2013.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: Ryan Lizza  (Photo By kellywritershouse - https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kellywritershouse\/8597709871\/in\/photolist-e6Rabs-e6Rbsb-e6Kwe2-e6KwRD-e6RbJA-e6KwZX-e6KwoD-e6KwiF-e6RavY-e6Rbbf-e6KvLr-e6RaAs-e6RaX3-e6RbjL-e6Kx9a-e6RbAG-e6KwHx-e6RaqW-e6Rb3G-e6KvB6-e6Ra2m-e6KxiX-e6R9RL-e6Rb7S-yEMYyn-e6KvRT, CC BY 2.0)\" width=\"529\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ryan_Lizza_March_27_2013.jpg 529w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Ryan_Lizza_March_27_2013-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Ryan Lizza (Photo By kellywritershouse &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kellywritershouse\/8597709871\/in\/photolist-e6Rabs-e6Rbsb-e6Kwe2-e6KwRD-e6RbJA-e6KwZX-e6KwoD-e6KwiF-e6RavY-e6Rbbf-e6KvLr-e6RaAs-e6RaX3-e6RbjL-e6Kx9a-e6RbAG-e6KwHx-e6RaqW-e6Rb3G-e6KvB6-e6Ra2m-e6KxiX-e6R9RL-e6Rb7S-yEMYyn-e6KvRT, CC BY 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The New Yorker magazine said Monday it has cut ties with well-known political reporter Ryan Lizza for alleged sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The magazine recently learned Lizza had \u201cengaged in what we believe was improper sexual conduct,\u201d a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy vibramycin online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/vibramycin.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/vibramycin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> After reviewing the matter, it cut ties with the reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Lizza is also a contributor on CNN. A spokeswoman for the cable news network said he will not appear on air while it looks into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Lizza called that the New Yorker&#8217;s decision a \u201cterrible mistake\u201d made without a full investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am dismayed that The New Yorker has decided to characterize a respectful relationship with a woman I dated as somehow inappropriate,\u201d Lizza said in an emailed statement, adding that the magazine did not cite any company policy that was violated.<\/p>\n<p>He apologized to \u201cfriends, workplace colleagues, and loved ones for any embarrassment this episode may cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer representing the woman making the allegations against Lizza, however, disputed his description of the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas Wigdor, who has brought a string of sexual-harassment and discrimination cases against Fox News, said \u201cin no way did Mr.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cialis soft tabs online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cialis-soft-tabs.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/cialis-soft-tabs.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Lizza&#8217;s misconduct constitute a &#8216;respectful relationship&#8217; as he has now tried to characterize it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wigdor said the woman wishes for her identity to remain confidential. She reported his actions in order to hold him accountable and \u201cin the hope that by coming forward she would help other potential victims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lizza had been the New Yorker&#8217;s Washington correspondent since 2007. He is known for a memorable July interview with Anthony Scaramucci , in which the former White House communications director bashed colleagues in vulgar language. Scaramucci was ousted shortly afterward.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy super cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-cialis.html\">drbrassie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lizza&#8217;s ouster from the New Yorker comes amid in a wave of allegations against powerful men in media,\u00a0<strong><em>entertainment<\/em><\/strong>, politics and other industries that have followed the accusations published against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in October.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, celebrity chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire and cooking show after reports of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 The New Yorker magazine said Monday it has cut ties with well-known political reporter Ryan Lizza for &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":138340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,106],"tags":[38442,38443,32306],"class_list":["post-138372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","category-hollywood","tag-new-yorker","tag-ryan-lizza","tag-sexual-misconduct","mauthors-tali-arbel","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":283626,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138372\/revisions\/283626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}