How much do you make a year? Interesting. Now here are the reported salaries and estimated personal wealth of 10 men who have been fired, suspended, or publicly disgraced after reports of serial abuse and harassment—conduct that often took place over a period of decades in which their behaviors were well known within their industries, workplaces, and social circles.
Matt Lauer, television host
Reported base salary: $20 million
Estimated personal wealth: $80 million
Harvey Weinstein, producer
Estimated personal wealth: $240 - $300 million
Kevin Spacey, actor
Reported base salary: $500,000 an episode for the second season of House of Cards, which added up to $6.5 million
Estimated personal wealth: $100 million
James Toback, director
Estimated personal wealth: $10 million
Mark Halperin, journalist
Reported base salary: $1 million at Bloomberg in 2014
Louis C.K., comedian
Estimated personal wealth: $16 million in 2013
Bill Cosby, comedian
Estimated personal wealth: $350 million
Charlie Rose, journalist
Estimated base salary: $2.5 million
Estimated personal wealth: $23 million
Roger Ailes, executive
Reported base salary: $6 million; $20 million in total compensation in 2016; $40 million payout to leave Fox News
Estimated personal wealth: $100 million
Bill O’Reilly, television host
Reported base salary: $25 million
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