FINALLY, PUSH COMES TO CHAUV

The Bonfire of the Elites that started with Harvey Weinstein continues to spread, with the list of those consumed by the flames growing each day.

Yesterday, another Hollywood star joined the fallen, with John Lasseter, head of animation at Disney, taking a leave from Pixar over “missteps.”

They included the usual “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes,” the Hollywood Reporter says.

Yet among the heavyweights brought down by their own actions, Charlie Rose stands out. Not just because of his prominence, but also because he claimed to believe that the women he was harassing and groping and demeaning by walking around in the nude were more than fine with his conduct.

In fact, Rose convinced himself they actually enjoyed his attention.

So while he copped to acting “insensitively at times” in a written statement, Rose insisted that “I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.”

Translation: I’m rich and powerful, so I assumed the 20-something assistants and interns were flattered by my attention. Who wouldn’t be?

For his grand delusions, Rose pays with his career now that CBS and PBS have dumped him. At 75, he’s not likely to get an encore, especially when even Bill Clinton could be headed for banishment over his dirty past.

But Rose is not likely to be on the front pages for long — someone new will take his place. So far, the guilty have come from politics, Hollywood and the media but the next wave could come from a new arena — maybe Wall Street, or the medical community or tech or any other sector where older, powerful men believe they are irresistible to women young enough to be their daughters.

As Robert Dilenschneider says, “It may only be a matter of time before cases in the business world start making headlines, too.”

Dilenschneider, whose firm handles corporate consulting and public relations, sent out a note warning executives that it’s time to review their policies on sexual harassment and be sure they are being enforced.

“This is a watershed moment in American history,” he writes. “The bar is being raised for workplace conduct, and there will be no turning back.”

Amen to all that.