Former associate of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Bey Logan, yesterday said he had separated from his wife, an announcement which followed the emergence of accusations of sexual misconduct by seven women.
Logan, a former vice president of the Weinstein company, made the announcement after an hk01 report on Wednesday published claims that he forced himself on two women in hotel rooms, required women to audition naked, and exposed himself on set to an actress, whom he also allegedly humiliated by making her regularly strip off her clothes to check her weight.
In a statement posted on Facebook yesterday evening, the 56 year old addressed his initial response to the claims made during a phone interview with hk01, in which he called one of his accusers “crazy” and suggested the problem stemmed from having “too many girlfriends” and pursuing relationships that he did not take “seriously.”
“At the time when the reporter confronted me, I was shocked and uttered responses off the record which come across as defiant and defensive. I apologize for the same. I have given my written statement and take this opportunity to express my regret for the hurt and embarrassment caused to my family and friends. My wife and I have separated, and I sincerely ask that the family’s privacy be respected during this difficult time.”
Logan is currently married to Hong Kong-based lawyer Elizabeth Yang and has five children, three of whom are from a previous marriage.
One of the women who came forward with allegations was the lead actress of Logan’s still-unfinished film Snowblade, which was described as a “a Japanese genre-inspired film involving martial arts, nudity and violence.”
Sable Yu told the website that Logan made her strip naked every day to see if she had gained weight, and was left “livid” after he tweaked her nipple on set in front of the crew.
Yu said that Logan’s wife would threaten her with legal action when she tried to quit the film due to the psychological pressure, and that she is still seeking help from a psychologist and psychiatrist.
She eventually left the film, which, despite its uncertain status, saw Logan reportedly continue to invite women to audition for the female lead role between 2012 to early 2017.
When asked by hk01 to address the allegations made by Yu, he said: “Finally you go to Snowblade, my one cursed project with this crazy woman Sable, and you said, ‘what happened there?’ I think I had too many girlfriends, I think I had relationships with girls who perhaps fell in love with me, and I wasn’t being serious, which I think is quite common.”
Reports of the allegations surprised some people who listened to Logan’s DVD commentaries on martial arts films.
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The British-born martial arts enthusiast works as a writer, producer and Hong Kong film historian. According to the biography on his production company B&E Productions, he has provided commentaries for UK DVD releases of Hong Kong action and martial arts films. Here he is doing a commentary with Donnie Yen — who according to his IMDB page is one of his best friends — for the martial arts film Iron Monkey.
Alongside the criticism on social media, some took to Facebook to support Logan, telling him to “be strong” in the wake of the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
Their arguments, we think it’s fair to say, were not convincing.
One netizen — complaining that the acceptability of the racial terms “black and “coloured” had changed in his lifetime — lamented it was “sad” when the “goalposts change” and “today’s values” were used to judge “historic actions.”
Another claimed that “people should just mind there (sic) own business” and opined that individuals shouldn’t have to justify their personal life “to anyone but [their] family” and reminded Logan he was “just human.”
Right, except maybe you should have to justify your “personal life” to the other “humans” involved in it… particularly if, as in this case, the alleged misconduct stemmed from the workplace.
