Chris Albrecht‘s time at Legendary Television is just about over. Deadline has confirmed that Albrecht is expected to vacate his post as president.
He was placed on leave in October after new details from his days at HBO emerged from the book “It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO” By Felix Gillette and John Koblin.
The book covers how Albrecht allegedly choked former HBO executive Sasha Emerson in the summer of 1991 — months after they ended their consensual affair while they were both married.
At the time, Albrecht was in charge of original programming and worked with Emerson on HBO Independent Productions. A police report was not filed.
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