New York Post

YOUR GUIDE TO TERRIBLE MEN*

An attempt to keep up with the fast-moving wave of sexual-misconduct allegati ons *the ones we could fit on 2 pages, at least

- By MELKORKA LICEA

Alittle over a month ago, two back-to-back bombshell reports rocked the nation — detailing more than a dozen skin-crawling accounts from actresses such as Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd, who were all allegedly groped, sexually assaulted or raped by the now-disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Spanning over two decades and reportedly costing Weinstein hundreds of thousands of dollars in settlement­s, the shocking accounts were only the beginning of a long stream of accusation­s launched at prominent men. From Hollywood heavyweigh­ts like Brett Ratner and Louis C.K. to culinary hot shot John Besh to acclaimed journalist Mark Halperin, no stone seems to be left unturned as an outpouring of victims have come forward with harrowing stories of sexual misconduct. Here, The Post has compiled an abridged list of the most recent spate of allegation­s.

DANNY MASTERSON:

Four women have accused the “That ’70s Show” star of raping them in the early 2000s. One woman filed a police report in 2004 claiming Masterson, now 41, raped her while she was “passed out,” and when she woke up, he choked her until she passed out again. Los Angeles police have previously said they were investigat­in g claims from three women.

LOUIS C.K.:

Multiple women came forward this past week accusing the comedian of inappropri­ate sexual behavior such as masturbati­ng in front of them or while on the phone. His finished film “I Love You, Daddy” was scrapped as a result. On Friday, C.K., 50, released a statement: “I said to myself what I did was okay because I never showed a woman my d--k without asking first.”

ROY MOORE:

A woman accused the Republican Senate candidate from Alabama of sexually assaulting her when she was 14 and he was in his 30s. Leigh Corfman said Moore kissed, undressed and fondled her. Three more women said Moore came on to them when they were teens, the Washington Post reported. Moore, 70, denied the claims.

ED WESTWICK:

Actress Kristina Cohen alleged she was raped by the “Gossip Girl” star r in 2014. Former actress Aurélie Wynn claimed a similar incident happened to her. Westwick, 30, has denied the charges.

JEREMY PIVEN:

After Playboy Playmate Ariane Bellamar accused the actor, 52, of groping her breasts and buttocks on two occasions, three more women came forward describing similar encounters with the “Entourage” star. Advertisin­g exec Tiffany Bacon Scourby told People that Piven attacked her in 2003 at the Trump Internatio­nal Hotel & Tower. She said the two were waiting for his publicist when he jumped on her, pinned her to the ground d and rubbed his bare genitals against her until he ejaculated. Piven called the claims “false and completely fabricated.”

ROY PRICE:

The head of Amazon Studios was first suspended and later resigned from his post on Oct. 17 after he was accused of sexual harassment. Isa Dick Hackett, an executive producer of the Amazon show “The Man in the High Castle,” told The Hollywood Reporter that Price, 51, repeatedly insisted she have sex with him during a taxi ride and at a work party in 2015.

BEN AFFLECK:

Hours after Ben Affleck, 45, said the allegation­s against Weinstein made him “sick,” actress Hilarie Burton tweeted about Affleck grabbing her breast during a 2003 MTV interview. Makeup artist Annamarie Tendler accused him of groping her buttocks at a 2014 Golden Globes party. Affleck publicly apologized to Burton, and said he is “making sure I’m part of the solution.”

RICHARD DREYFUSS:

Writer Jessica Teich has accused the “Jaws” actor, now 70, of harassing her over several years in the 1980s, including exposing his member to her while she worked on a TV special with him. The actor’s son, Harry Dreyfuss, has accused Kevin Spacey of groping him.

STEVEN SEAGAL:

The “Under Siege” actor, 65, has been accused of sexual harassment by several actresses including Portia de Rossi, Julianna Margulies and Jenny McCarthy as well as an “Inside Edition” reporter. Rossi tweeted that he “unzipped his leather pants” in front of her under the guise that they needed to have “chemistry offscreen.” Seagal flatly denied all charges.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN:

The film exec has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 women, including actresses Cara Delevingne, Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow. Allegation­s range from harassment and abuse to rape — including one particular­ly egregious claim by “Boardwalk Empire” actress Paz de la Huerta, who says Weinstein raped her twice in 2010. The NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. have been building a case that could culminate in an indictment as early as next week, sources told The Post. Weinstein, 65, was let go from The Weinstein Company and kicked out of several film organizati­ons, including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

GEORGE TAKEI:

Former model Scott R. Bunton accused the “Star Trek” actor of groping him and making other unwanted sexual advances in 1981 when Bunton was 23 and Takei was 43 or 44. On Saturday, Takei, now 80, released a statement denying the accusation­s to his 10 million Facebook followers: “I am as shocked and bewildered at these claims as you must feel reading them . . . The events he describes back in the 1980s simply did not occur.”

BRETT RATNER:

Six women have implicated the director, 48, of sexual misconduct­t. Actress Olivia Munn alleged that Ratner masturbate­d in front of herr on the “X-Men: Apocalypse” film sset in 2004, and Natasha Henstridge said he forced her to perform oral sex on him in 1995 when she was 19. Ratner denied the claims, but Warner Bros. severed ties with him.

JAMES TOBACK:

More than 200 women — including actresses Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams — told the Los Angeles Times of being sexually harassed by the producer, 72. He would allegedly prowl New York City streets searching for women to “audition” for him and then masturbate in front of or on them. “Today” cohost Natalie Morales said it happened to her. Toback denies it.

BILL O’REILLY:

The former Fox News host, 68, was booted from his job in April following a New York Times report detailing how O’Reilly paid $13 million to settle complaints from female colleagues and guests on the show. The claims include unwanted sexual advances, verbal abuse and lewd remarks.

DUSTIN HOFFMAN:

A woman named Anna Graham Hunter claims the twotime Oscar winner groped her and made sexual remarks like, “I’ll have a hard-boiled egg … and a soft-boiled clitoris,” when she was 17 and working as a production assistant for the TV movie “Death of a Salesman” in 1985. Playwright Wendy Riss Gatsiounis accused Hoffman, 80, of sexual harassment in 1991.

CHARLIE SHEEN:

The actor has been accused of raping his fellow “Lucas” actor Corey Haim when Haim was 13 years old. Actor Dominick Brascia claimed Haim confided in him about the encounter before dying in 2010. Sheen, now 52 and battling HIV, denied the allegation­s, as did Haim’s mother.

JOHN BESH:

The celebrity chef stepped down from his New Orleans restaurant group a few weeks ago after being accused of sexual harassment. Twenty-five women have alleged that Besh and other male co-workers touched them without consent, made inappropri­ate comments about their looks and tried to use sex as a means for a promotion. Besh, 49, admitted to having a “consensual relationsh­ip with h one member of my te eam.”

KIRT K WEBSTER:

Singer S Austin Rick accused Nashville publicist Webster, 43, of repeatedly drugging and sexually assaulting him. Webster, who has worked with Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr. and Kid Rock, said his relationsh­ip with Rick was consensual. He has taken a leave of absence a from his business, and his partner er has h left to form a second company.

MARK HALPERIN:

The reporter was accused by y nearly a dozen women of sexual harassment and assault t, including rubbing his erection on some and groping one’s breasts. Halperin, 52, was the political director of ABC News in the 2000s when the incidents s took place. NBC News and MSNBC have since cut ties with the reporter, and Penguin Press has dropped a book deal with him. Halperin issued a statement acknowledg­ing he “had a problem” but denying some of the allegation­s.

ANDRE BALAZS:

The Standard hotelier and Uma Thurman ex, 60, is accused of reaching under the skirt of Jason Bateman’s wife, Amanda Anka, and grabbing her by the crotch during a party at Chiltern Firehouse. Bateman and Anka confirmed the incident.

KEVIN SPACEY:

The 58-year-old actor has been accused by 15 men who claim he groped, flashed and/or performed unwanted sex on them while they were in their teens or early 20s. Actor Anthony Rapp came forward on Oct. 30, claiming Spacey laid on top of him during a 1986 party — when Rapp was 14 — and “was trying to seduce” him. Police in the UK are investigat­ing a report that Spacey performed oral sex on a 23-year-old man while he slept at the star’s London home. Netflix booted Spacey from “House of Cards,” and he was replaced in the forthcomin­g film “All the Money in the World.”

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