[4] In October 2017, Donegan posted the spreadsheet, which allowed anonymous contributions to supplement existing "whisper networks" about allegations of sexual harassment and violence in the media industry.
It is New York Media's policy not to disclose publicly any findings or actions taken as a result of this process so as to preserve the confidential and sensitive nature of these matters."
"[7][8] On October 27, 2017, The Atlantic terminated the employment of prominent editor Leon Wieseltier, who was on the list, due to allegations of sexual harassment.
[11] On December 6, 2017, Lorin Stein, the editor of The Paris Review, resigned amid an internal investigation into his behavior toward female employees and writers.
[13][14] On October 10, 2018, Stephen Elliott, a New Orleans-based writer[3] and founder of the literary site The Rumpus,[15] filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against "Moira Donegan and Jane Does (1–30)" seeking $1.5 million in damages.
In June 2020, New York federal judge LaShann DeArcy Hall denied her motion for dismissal on the grounds that Elliott is a public figure who would need to show actual malice to prevail.
[...] Defendant directed the Court to only a few tangential references to sexual harassment or lewd jokes in the workplace in Plaintiff's writing and interviews.
And the Court is not willing to find that Plaintiff's more extensive writings and interviews about sex, BDSM, and sexual assault—unrelated to workplace issues—transforms him into a public figure with respect to the controversy here."