Here's How Much Money Serial Abusers Were Making Before They Were Fired or Publicly Disgraced

By Katie McDonough | November 29, 2017 | 5:35pm

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How much do you make a year? Interesting. Now here are the reported salaries and estimated personal wealth of 10 men who have been fired, suspended, or publicly disgraced after reports of serial abuse and harassment—conduct that often took place over a period of decades in which their behaviors were well known within their industries, workplaces, and social circles.

Matt Lauer, television host

Reported base salary: $20 million

Harvey Weinstein, producer

Estimated personal wealth: $240 – $300 million

Kevin Spacey, actor

Reported base salary: $500,000 an episode for the second season of House of Cards, which added up to $6.5 million

Estimated personal wealth: $100 million

James Toback, director

Estimated personal wealth: $10 million

Mark Halperin, journalist

Reported base salary: $1 million at Bloomberg in 2014

Louis C.K., comedian

Estimated personal wealth: $16 million in 2013

Bill Cosby, comedian

Estimated personal wealth: $350 million

Charlie Rose, journalist

Estimated base salary: $2.5 million

Estimated personal wealth: $23 million

Roger Ailes, executive

Reported base salary: $6 million; $20 million in total compensation in 2016; $40 million payout to leave Fox News

Estimated personal wealth: $100 million

Bill O’Reilly, television host

Reported base salary: $25 million

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