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| '''Amy Beth Pascal''' (born March 25, 1958) is an American business executive. She served as the Chairman of the Motion Pictures Group of ] (SPE) and co-Chairperson of SPE, including ], from 2006 until 2015. |
'''Amy Beth Pascal''' (born March 25, 1958) is an American business executive. She served as the Chairman of the Motion Pictures Group of ] (SPE) and co-Chairperson of SPE, including ], from 2006 until 2015. Pascal had overseen the production and distribution of many movies and television programs. | ||
| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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| She has clashed with investor ], who accused both Pascal and Lynton of "poor financial controls."<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/> Indeed, according to '']'', "she employed an assistant who earned more than $250,000 a year, and had use of a private jet and other perks in keeping with Hollywood’s golden era rather than an age of austerity."<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/> | She has clashed with investor ], who accused both Pascal and Lynton of "poor financial controls."<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/> Indeed, according to '']'', "she employed an assistant who earned more than $250,000 a year, and had use of a private jet and other perks in keeping with Hollywood’s golden era rather than an age of austerity."<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/> | ||
| In February 2015, Pascal announced she would step down as CEO of Sony Pictures.<ref name="wsjbenfritz">Ben Fritz, , ''The Wall Street Journal'', February 5, 2015</ref><ref name="guardiandominicrushe">Dominic Rushe, , ''The Guardian'', 5 February 2015</ref><ref>Michael Cieply, Brooks Barnesm , ''The New York Times'', February 5, 2015</ref> Her contract with Sony had been due to expire in March 2015.<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/> Pascal stated an intention to start her own production company, with a four-year contract providing funding and distributiong via from Sony Pictures Entertainment.<ref name="wsjbenfritz"/><ref name="guardiandominicrushe"/><ref name="saranathan">Sara Nathan, , ''The Daily Mail'', 5 February 2015</ref> Pascal was due to produce both a future new ] movie and ''Amazing Spider Man''.<ref name="hollywoodreportertatiana">Tatiana Siegel, , ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 5 February 2015</ref> She will also produce theatre and television.<ref name="saranathan"/> | |||
| ===Activities and awards=== | ===Activities and awards=== | ||
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| On December 9, 2014, Sony's computer system was hacked by "Guardians of Peace" using ] malware, which led to the theft of internal company documents. In subsequent news coverage Pascal and producer ] were noted to have had an exchange about Pascal's upcoming encounter with President ].<ref name="mikefleming">Mike Fleming, Jr., , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref><ref name="varietyapologizes">Variety Staff, , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref><ref name="huffrosen">Christopher Rosen, , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref> Pascal suggested the president would enjoy '']'' and '']'', which deal with ] and the pre-civil rights era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/scott-rudin-on-obama-i-bet-he-likes-kevin-hart|title=Scott Rudin On Obama’s Favorite Movies: “I Bet He Likes Kevin Hart”|publisher=]|date=2014-12-10|author=Matthew Zeitlin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/11/a-sony-exec-cracks-jokes-about-obamas-race-and-eight-more-bruising-revelations-from-the-sony-leak/?resType=accessibility|title=A Sony exec cracks jokes about Obama’s race, and eight more bruising revelations from the Sony leak|publisher=Washington Post|date=2014-12-11|author=Hayley Tsukayama}}</ref> | On December 9, 2014, Sony's computer system was hacked by "Guardians of Peace" using ] malware, which led to the theft of internal company documents. In subsequent news coverage Pascal and producer ] were noted to have had an exchange about Pascal's upcoming encounter with President ].<ref name="mikefleming">Mike Fleming, Jr., , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref><ref name="varietyapologizes">Variety Staff, , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref><ref name="huffrosen">Christopher Rosen, , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref> Pascal suggested the president would enjoy '']'' and '']'', which deal with ] and the pre-civil rights era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/scott-rudin-on-obama-i-bet-he-likes-kevin-hart|title=Scott Rudin On Obama’s Favorite Movies: “I Bet He Likes Kevin Hart”|publisher=]|date=2014-12-10|author=Matthew Zeitlin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/11/a-sony-exec-cracks-jokes-about-obamas-race-and-eight-more-bruising-revelations-from-the-sony-leak/?resType=accessibility|title=A Sony exec cracks jokes about Obama’s race, and eight more bruising revelations from the Sony leak|publisher=Washington Post|date=2014-12-11|author=Hayley Tsukayama}}</ref> | ||
| Some news reports branded the exchange as "racially insensitive,"<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/><ref name="mikefleming"/><ref name="varietyapologizes"/><ref name="huffrosen"/><ref name=Times.Interview>{{cite web|last1=Dockterman|first1=Eliana|title=Seth Rogen Thanks Sony Chief for Making The Interview|url=http://time.com/3631562/seth-rogen-amy-pascal-the-interview/|publisher=Times Magazine|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> while other media outlets called it "]."<ref name="matthewgarrahan"/><ref>Chris Sparho, , ''The Daily Mail'', December 13, 2014</ref><ref>Sandy Cohen, , ''Detroit News'', December 12, 2014</ref> Pascal responded by saying "the content of my emails were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am, … I made a series of remarks that were meant only to be funny, but in the cold light of day, they are in fact thoughtless and insensitive — and not funny at all.”<ref name="huffrosen"/><ref>Brooks Barnes, Michael Cieply, , '']'', December 11, 2014</ref> | |||
| Civil rights leader ] suggested the apology was not sufficient, compared her to ], and called for more diversity in Sony's hiring pool.<ref>Colin Campbell, ,'']'', December 11, 2014</ref> An editorial by Sorkin in the '']'' denounced the media's focus on Pascal's communications and many other emails released by the hack as "Giving Material Aid to Criminals", saying "at least the hackers are doing it for a cause. The press is doing it for a nickel."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/opinion/aaron-sorkin-journalists-shouldnt-help-the-sony-hackers.html?_r=1|title=The Sony Hack and the Yellow Press|publisher=New York Times|date=2014-12-14|author=Aaron Sorkin}}</ref> However, actress ] suggested Pascal should have known better, adding, "Don’t write anything you don’t want broadcast."<ref>Maane Khatchatourian, , ''Variety'', December 13, 2014</ref> Billionaire real estate investor ] suggested she should resign "for stupidity reasons."<ref>David Martosko, , ''The Daily Mail'', December 16, 2014</ref> | Civil rights leader ] suggested the apology was not sufficient, compared her to ], and called for more diversity in Sony's hiring pool.<ref>Colin Campbell, ,'']'', December 11, 2014</ref> An editorial by Sorkin in the '']'' denounced the media's focus on Pascal's communications and many other emails released by the hack as "Giving Material Aid to Criminals", saying "at least the hackers are doing it for a cause. The press is doing it for a nickel."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/opinion/aaron-sorkin-journalists-shouldnt-help-the-sony-hackers.html?_r=1|title=The Sony Hack and the Yellow Press|publisher=New York Times|date=2014-12-14|author=Aaron Sorkin}}</ref> However, actress ] suggested Pascal should have known better, adding, "Don’t write anything you don’t want broadcast."<ref>Maane Khatchatourian, , ''Variety'', December 13, 2014</ref> Billionaire real estate investor ] suggested she should resign "for stupidity reasons."<ref>David Martosko, , ''The Daily Mail'', December 16, 2014</ref> | ||
| ], a civil rights organization, launched a petition{{when|date=February 2015}} calling upon Sony to fire Pascal from her role on the basis that it considered that "Pascal's comments <!--are--> confirmation of the manipulative, exploitative relationship corporations like Sony have with Black folks."<ref name="hollywoodreportercolor">Aaron Couch, , ''The Hollywood Reporter'', December 18, 2014</ref><ref name="theindependent">Antonia Molloy, , '']'', December 18, 2014</ref><ref></ref> And that Color of Change "<!--We-->must hold Pascal accountable here; not just for her horrendous comments, but also for her role at the helm of a corporate agenda that views Black America as one big, lucrative joke."<ref name="hollywoodreportercolor"/> | |||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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| Amy Pascal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amy Beth Pascal (1958-03-25) March 25, 1958 (age 66) Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Crossroads School University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Spouse | Bernard Weinraub |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Anthony H. Pascal Barbara Pascal |
Amy Beth Pascal (born March 25, 1958) is an American business executive. She served as the Chairman of the Motion Pictures Group of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and co-Chairperson of SPE, including Sony Pictures Television, from 2006 until 2015. Pascal had overseen the production and distribution of many movies and television programs.
Early life and education
Pascal was born on March 25, 1958 in Los Angeles, California. She is Jewish. Her father, Anthony H. Pascal, was an economic researcher at the RAND Corporation who wrote about African American social inequality and the cost of AIDS. Her mother, Barbara Pascal, was a librarian and art bookstore owner, Artworks. Pascal attended Crossroads School in Santa Monica. She then worked as a bookkeeper while getting her international relations degree at UCLA.
Career
Pascal started her career as a secretary working for producer Tony Garnett at the independent production company Kestrel Films. From 1986 to 1987, she served as Vice President of Production at 20th Century Fox.
Sony
Pascal joined Columbia Pictures in 1988, where she was responsible for the development of films including: Groundhog Day, Little Women, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own. She left Columbia in 1994 and served for two years as the President of Production for Turner Pictures. Pascal rejoined Columbia in 1996 as the studio’s President.
Pascal was named Co-Chairperson of Sony Pictures Entertainment in September 2006. She has also served as Chairman of SPE’s Motion Picture Group since December 2003. Pascal and SPE’s Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton lead all of SPE’s lines of business, including: motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies.
Pascal has overseen the production and distribution of films including the Spider-Man franchise; the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, the first Bond film to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office; The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons; Sony Pictures Animation’s The Smurfs, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Hotel Transylvania; and Best Picture Oscar nominees American Hustle, Captain Phillips, Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball and The Social Network.
Pascal, along with Lynton, also oversees Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which produces and distributes television programming for multiple platforms in the U.S. and internationally.
In 2013, Pascal was elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
She has clashed with investor Daniel S. Loeb, who accused both Pascal and Lynton of "poor financial controls." Indeed, according to The Financial Times, "she employed an assistant who earned more than $250,000 a year, and had use of a private jet and other perks in keeping with Hollywood’s golden era rather than an age of austerity."
In February 2015, Pascal announced she would step down as CEO of Sony Pictures. Her contract with Sony had been due to expire in March 2015. Pascal stated an intention to start her own production company, with a four-year contract providing funding and distributiong via from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Pascal was due to produce both a future new Ghostbusters franchise movie and Amazing Spider Man. She will also produce theatre and television.
Activities and awards
In 2001, Pascal was honored with the Women in Film’s Crystal Award, which recognizes those whose work has helped to expand the role of women in the entertainment industry. Pascal has been included in The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 list and Forbes’ ranking of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. As of 2014, she was ranked as the 28th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes, up from 36th in 2013.
Philanthropy
She serves on the Honorary Committee of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles. She was awarded the 2008 Humanitarian Award from the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Additionally, she has made charitable contributions to Teen Line.
Sony Pictures Entertainment hack
Main article: Sony Pictures Entertainment hackOn December 9, 2014, Sony's computer system was hacked by "Guardians of Peace" using Shamoon malware, which led to the theft of internal company documents. In subsequent news coverage Pascal and producer Scott Rudin were noted to have had an exchange about Pascal's upcoming encounter with President Barack Obama. Pascal suggested the president would enjoy Django Unchained and The Butler, which deal with slavery in the United States and the pre-civil rights era.
Some news reports branded the exchange as "racially insensitive," while other media outlets called it "racist." Pascal responded by saying "the content of my emails were insensitive and inappropriate but are not an accurate reflection of who I am, … I made a series of remarks that were meant only to be funny, but in the cold light of day, they are in fact thoughtless and insensitive — and not funny at all.”
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton suggested the apology was not sufficient, compared her to Donald Sterling, and called for more diversity in Sony's hiring pool. An editorial by Sorkin in the New York Times denounced the media's focus on Pascal's communications and many other emails released by the hack as "Giving Material Aid to Criminals", saying "at least the hackers are doing it for a cause. The press is doing it for a nickel." However, actress Lisa Kudrow suggested Pascal should have known better, adding, "Don’t write anything you don’t want broadcast." Billionaire real estate investor Donald Trump suggested she should resign "for stupidity reasons."
Color of Change, a civil rights organization, launched a petition calling upon Sony to fire Pascal from her role on the basis that it considered that "Pascal's comments confirmation of the manipulative, exploitative relationship corporations like Sony have with Black folks." And that Color of Change "must hold Pascal accountable here; not just for her horrendous comments, but also for her role at the helm of a corporate agenda that views Black America as one big, lucrative joke."
Personal life
Pascal married Bernard Weinraub, a former film-business reporter for The New York Times and playwright, in 1997. They reside in Los Angeles, and have a son.
References
- ^ Elsa Bertet, Amy Pascal timeline, Variety, September 6, 2007
- ^ Jewish Women's Archive: "Amy Pascal" retrieved December 12, 2014
- RAND Corporation: Anthony H. Pascal
- RAND Corporation: Anthony H. Pascal
- ^ Amy B. Pascal, Bernard Weinraub, The New York Times, August 10, 1997
- ^ Matthew Garrahan, Amy Pascal: A studio boss caught in real-life thriller, The Financial Times, December 19, 2014
- ^ Miller, Daniel (January 15, 2014). "Sony Pictures' awards season takes pressure off Amy Pascal". Los Angeles Times.
- Tim Arango (October 24, 2009). "Sony's Version of Tracy and Hepburn". The New York Times.
- Finke, Nikki (December 7, 2010). "Sony Reups Amy Pascal For 5 More Years". Deadline.com.
- "Amy Pascal Extends Long-Term Employment Agreement With Sony Pictures". Sony Pictures. December 7, 2010.
- Alan Citron (August 25, 1994). "Pascal Named President of Production at Turner". Los Angeles Times.
- Bertet, Elsa (September 6, 2007). "Amy Pascal timeline". Variety.
- Michael White (September 6, 2006). "Sony Names Pascal Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Unit (Update1)". Bloomberg.
- "Amy Pascal". Sony Pictures. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- Finke, Nikki (March 4, 2007). "Sony's Amy Pascal To Be Honored at Opening Night Gala". Films News and Views.
- James Gilmore (October 7, 2009). "PGA Honors Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal with Milestone Award". Producers Guild of America.
- McClintock, Pamela (December 30, 2012). "Box Office Milestone: Daniel Craig's 'Skyfall' Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Ujala Sehgal (February 26, 2011). "OSCARS 2011: Here Are The Best Picture Nominees!". Business Insider.
- "Oscar nominations 2012: Is 'Moneyball' the best sports movie ever?". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 2012.
- "Oscars winners and nominees 2013: Complete list". Los Angeles Times. February 25, 2013.
- Orr, Bernard (December 7, 2010). "Sony extends contract of studio head Amy Pascal". Reuters.
- Kilday, Gregg (July 15, 2013). "Film Academy's New Board of Governors Includes Sony's Amy Pascal and Filmmaker Alex Gibney". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Ben Fritz, Amy Pascal Steps Down as Head of Sony Pictures’ Film Business: Long-Time Executive to Start Film-Production Company in May, The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2015
- ^ Dominic Rushe, Amy Pascal steps down from Sony Pictures in wake of damaging email hack, The Guardian, 5 February 2015
- Michael Cieply, Brooks Barnesm Amy Pascal Leaving as Sony Studio Chief, The New York Times, February 5, 2015
- ^ Sara Nathan, EXCLUSIVE: Shamed Sony chief Amy Pascal is OUT at studio after her email jibes about Obama's race were hacked by North Korea, The Daily Mail, 5 February 2015
- Tatiana Siegel, Amy Pascal to Step Down From Top Sony Post, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 February 2015
- "Past Recipients Crystal Award". Women in Film. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- "THR's Women in Entertainment 2011: Power 100". The Hollywood Reporter. December 7, 2011.
- "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles: Honorary Committee
- Simon Wiesenthal Center to Honor Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group with its 2008 Humanitarian Award, Simon Wiesenthal Center, May 2, 2008
- Rachel Abrams, Power of Women: Amy Pascal Supports Teenagers in Crisis With Teen Line, Variety, October 1, 2013
- ^ Mike Fleming, Jr., Scott Rudin Apologizes After Leak Of Sony’s Hacked Racially Insensitive E-Mails On Barack Obama, Deadline, December 11, 2014
- ^ Variety Staff, Sony’s Amy Pascal Apologizes for Obama Emails, Variety, December 11, 2014
- ^ Christopher Rosen, Scott Rudin & Amy Pascal Apologize After Racially Insensitive Emails About Obama Leak, The Huffington Post, December 11, 2014
- Matthew Zeitlin (2014-12-10). "Scott Rudin On Obama's Favorite Movies: "I Bet He Likes Kevin Hart"". Buzzfeed.
- Hayley Tsukayama (2014-12-11). "A Sony exec cracks jokes about Obama's race, and eight more bruising revelations from the Sony leak". Washington Post.
- Dockterman, Eliana. "Seth Rogen Thanks Sony Chief for Making The Interview". Times Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- Chris Sparho, Sony employee alleges rampant workplace racism in leaked email days after studio head Amy Pascal's racist email exchange about President Obama went public, The Daily Mail, December 13, 2014
- Sandy Cohen, Sony's Amy Pascal under fire for racist remarks, Detroit News, December 12, 2014
- Brooks Barnes, Michael Cieply, Sony Film Executives Apologize for Racially Tinged Emails About Obama, The New York Times, December 11, 2014
- Colin Campbell, Al Sharpton Compares Sony Exec To Racist Ex-NBA Owne,Business Insider, December 11, 2014
- Aaron Sorkin (2014-12-14). "The Sony Hack and the Yellow Press". New York Times.
- Maane Khatchatourian, Lisa Kudrow on Sony Emails: ‘Don’t Write Anything You Don’t Want Broadcast’, Variety, December 13, 2014
- David Martosko, Donald Trump says Sony Pictures co-chief Amy Pascal should 'resign for stupidity reasons' after she sought help from Rev. Al Sharpton over racist emails revealed in hack, The Daily Mail, December 16, 2014
- ^ Aaron Couch, Civil Rights Group Asks Sony to Fire Amy Pascal Over Leaked Emails, The Hollywood Reporter, December 18, 2014
- Antonia Molloy, Sony hacking: Civil rights group calls for Amy Pascal to be fired over 'racially-charged' leaked email exchange about Barack Obama, The Independent, December 18, 2014
- ColorOfChange: Tell Sony: Fire Amy Pascal!
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