 In 1997, Jamie Tarses was an executive at NBC, and had accused Ohlmeyer of sexual harassment.Both parties refused to talk about it on the record, but Tarses was let out of her contract, and became president at ABC.Ohlmeyer was honored with 16 Emmys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, two Peabody Awards, Cine Golden Eagle Award, Miami International Film Festival Award, National Film Board Award, Glaad Media Award, and three Humanitas Prizes.