In a statement, Mr. Masterson denied the accusations, which he described as “outrageous.”“Law enforcement investigated these claims more than 15 years ago and determined them to be without merit,” he said. In his statement, Mr. Masterson said he was “very disappointed” by Netflix’s decision. Before the Tuesday announcement, a Netflix executive had reportedly unwittingly told one of Mr. Masterson’s alleged victims that the company did not believe the accusations. After Mr. Yeatman acknowledged to the woman that he worked at Netflix, she asked why the company had done nothing about Mr. Masterson, according to the report. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Yeatman reportedly said that the company generally takes such allegations seriously, but did not believe Mr. Masterson’s accusers.

Source: New York Times December 05, 2017 18:33 UTC