Hearst Magazines chief Troy Young accused of lewd and creepy behavior

Troy Young was called out on Wednesday for leading a “toxic culture” at the magazine empire behind Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and O, the Oprah Magazine, according to a scathing new report.

The New York Times on Wednesday said the Hearst Magazines president has drawn criticism internally for a series of his lewd and sexist remarks, including asking a pregnant Cosmopolitan staffer in the corporate cafeteria, “So, is the baby mine?”.

But insiders tell The Post that the top Hearst brass are circling the wagons and standing behind Young. “He doesn’t have a good filter,” one insider told the Post.

According to The Times story, Young, while still running the digital side of Hearst Magazines, also made off comments about sex toys that had been sent to Cosmopolitan, including asking if he could keep one of them for himself and claiming he would “definitely need the larger one.”

And he once sent porn to then-Esquire editor in chief Jay Fielden, the story said.

The report also recalled a story from a young staffer about her uncomfortable interaction with Young at a holiday party. The woman told the paper she was describing a bad experience in which her date complained about his ex’s odor. Young is reported to have replied that she should have inserted her fingers into herself and asked her date how he liked her smell.

oung, 52, said he denied the allegations as “either untrue, greatly exaggerated or taken out of context.” As for the holiday party comment, which other staffers confirmed, Young said: “Candid conversations about sex defined the Cosmo brand for decades, and those who worked there discussed it openly.”

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