Republic Records is the label behind Hailee Steinfeld, Ariana Grande, Julia Michaels, and Nicki Minaj.

UPDATE:&nbsp;Charlie Walk has been put on leave from Republic Records and has exited the singing competition, The Four,&nbsp;as a judge (despite it being the show&#39;s first season which just premiered last month). In a <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/charlie-walk-removed-from-the-four-placed-on-leave-at-label-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations/">statement</a> provided by Walk&#39;s attorney, he said,&nbsp;&quot;Although I continue to support the &#39;Me Too&#39; movement, there has been an extreme rush to judgment against me in this particular case which is unfair and inconsistent with anything that even actually happened.&quot;&nbsp;

As more women step up&nbsp;to say &ldquo;Time&rsquo;s Up,&rdquo; powerful men of the music industry continue to deny and battle against the #MeToo movement. Another president of a major record label has been accused of sexual harassment by a former employee, through a <a href="https://www.lifelabhb.com/blog/2018/1/29/metoo-an-open-letter-to-charlie-walk">letter</a> she published on her wellness website, Life Lab.

Tristan Cooperman, who worked at Sony Music with Charlie Walk, wrote in her letter, &ldquo;you actually cornered me and pushed me into your bedroom and onto your bed. The bed you share with your wife &hellip; your wife who was in the room next door.&rdquo;

Cooperman couldn&rsquo;t believe it herself when Walk, the president of Sony Music&rsquo;s Epic Records at the time, hired her&nbsp;and&nbsp;wanted her to start her own department, she said in the letter. &ldquo;Cloaked in power, you knew how to get me right where you wanted me. Under your control.&rdquo; She later knew that he would use her success as leverage to satisfy&nbsp;his &ldquo;sick games.&rdquo;

The music executive also recently premiered his first episode as a judge on Fox&rsquo;s The Four: Battle for Stardom, alongside Meghan Trainor, DJ Khaled, and Sean Combs (P. Diddy). Walk, not surprisingly, <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097198/charlie-walk-sexual-harassment-allegations-untrue?utm_source=twitter">denied</a> the allegation. &ldquo;There has never been a single HR claim against at any time during my 25+ year career, spanning three major companies. I have consistently been a supporter of the women&rsquo;s movement and this is the first time I have ever heard of this or any other allegation&mdash; it is false,&rdquo; said Walk.

Artists of Republic Records haven&rsquo;t released any comments yet on the allegation, but the label&rsquo;s women musicians are known to be strong supporters of #MeToo movement. Most recently at the Grammys, Julia Michaels joined Kesha on stage in her <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/recording-academy-president-says-women-need-to-step-up ">performance</a> &ldquo;Praying,&rdquo; and Lorde stood up against the Grammys for not allowing her solo performance, through a pinned <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/why-didn-t-lorde-perform-solo-at-the-grammys">message</a>&nbsp;on her dress. And Hailee Steinfeld released &ldquo;Most Girls&rdquo; last year, a feminist song about empowering girls to stray away from the male gaze. Which makes us wonder, what actions will they take after hearing about this case?&nbsp;

Although Sony Music has yet to make a comment, Universal Media Group (the parent company of Republic) responded to Cooperman&rsquo;s letter with a statement to <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8097198/charlie-walk-sexual-harassment-allegations-untrue?utm_source=twitter">Billboard</a>. &ldquo;While it appears this blog post relates to the period prior to Mr. Walk&rsquo;s appointment to his position at Republic Records, we take the allegations very seriously and intend to conduct a full and complete review on this matter.&rdquo;

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