Jared Goetz Out As President of North American TV Distribution At Lionsgate Following “One Time Incident”

Jared Goetz , an accomplished distribution executive, has resigned as the President of North American Television Distribution at Lionsgate after more than three years. According to sources, Goetz was involved in an incident a couple of weeks ago, involving him carrying a firearm to an out-of-the-office work meeting with a colleague for personal protection. In a statement released through Goetz’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, Goetz revealed that he “had his home burglarized and during the pandemic was attacked in his car while at a stop light,” and he had the gun in his car on the day of the incident because he was planning to go to a shooting range for training after work. The gun remained in the car while Goetz was in the office; it was on him — but not visible — during the lunch meeting in question. The incident came to the attention of Lionsgate’s senior management which investigated the conduct and concluded that it was a breach of company policy. Goetz and Lionsgate, where he was well regarded, Goetz ultimately agreed that he would leave. In the statement, Freedman stresses that this was “one time incident” and that “Jared has alway been a model […]

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