The Center for Respect Blog​

In the NY Times article titled “Editor Fired Following Harassment Accusation” (available here), Marc Smirnoff tries to defend himself from sexual harassment accusations with the following statement:

“It was acceptable to her in that moment,” he said, saying that she did not object to his behavior at the time. “My take of it was that we were trying to see if we could revive our relationship, professional and personal.”