Warner Bros. CEO under investigation for allegations of sexual impropriety

Kevin Tsujihara attends the premiere of 'Hot Pursuit' on April 30, 2015 Los Angeles, California. [File Photo: Kurt Krieger/Corbis/VCG]

Warner Bros. Entertainment chief Kevin Tsujihara will remain in his role as Warner Bros. CEO while the new investigation is conducted.

That's according to Warner Media, which is launching an investigation into allegations that Tsujihara had an affair with an actress and subsequently tried to help her land roles.

The studio's parent company was forced to act after the Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday published a lengthy report detailing the history between Tsujihara and British actress Charlotte Kirk.

The studio previously investigated the allegations in the fall of 2017 and found no wrongdoing or abuse of power by Tsujihara, who is married.

Tsujihara and Kirk met in 2013 through mutual acquaintances, Australian media mogul James Packer and director-producer Brett Ratner. At the time, Packer and Ratner were negotiating a $450 million film financing pact with Warner Bros. through their RatPac investment venture.

Kirk issued a statement to the trade paper denying that there was any "inappropriate behavior" on the part of Tsujihara, Ratner or Packer, and she asserted "Kevin never promised me anything."

However, the text messages included in the report indicate Kirk later accused Ratner and Packer of using her to help close the RatPac deal with Tsujihara.