Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) general counsel Stephen Fabrizio has been fired after being arrested on charges of blackmail and sexual abuse, according to multiple reports. MPAA confirmed to B&C that Fabrizio was out.

“This is to inform you that Steve Fabrizio’s employment with the MPAA has ended for violating certain terms of employment,” said MPAA chief Charlie Rivkin in an email to staff.

Fabrizio had been senior executive VP and global general counsel, joining the motion picture trade association form law firm Jenner and Block, according to his bio on the MPAA website.

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