Gordon started out on the show as a personal assistant to Weiner, but eventually worked her way up to a staff writer position. She claimed that while working on the second season's finale episode, Weiner told her that she "owed it to him to let him see me naked." After the incident, co-workers said they noticed a change in her workplace demeanour, and she was eventually let go from the writing staff after the third season.
Noxon took to Twitter today (November 17) to describe Weiner's problematic personality and workplace behaviour, even going so far as to compare him to the widely despised Mad Men character Pete Campbell.
She closed the string of tweets with an unambiguous: "I believe Kater Gordon."
Read Noxon's full message via Twitter below.
On the subject of Matt Weiner and #MadMen
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
About a week ago Kater Gordon, a young female writer who worked on Mad Men bravely came forward with her account of being sexual harassed by Matt Weiner. While sharing writing duties with him, she recalls that he causally mentioned 1/
something to the effect of "you owe it to me to show me your naked body."
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
I believe her. I was at work with her the day after what she described transpired. I remember clearly how shaken and subdued Kater was -- and continued to be from that day on. 2/
Responding to her statement, Matt claimed he would never make that kind of comment to a colleague. But anyone with an even cursory knowledge of the show Mad Men could imagine that very line coming from the mouth of Pete Campbell. 3/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
Matt, Pete's creator, is many things. He is devilishly clever and witty, but he is also, in the words of one of his colleagues, an "emotional terrorist" who will badger, seduce and even tantrum in an attempt to get his needs met. 4/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
This personality type can not help but create an atmosphere where everyone is constantly off guard and unsure where they stand. It is the kind of atmosphere where a comment like "you owe it to me to show me your naked body"... 5/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
may -- or may not -- be a joke. And it may -- or may not -- lead to a demotion or even the end of a career. 6/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
Everyone at Mad Men, regardless of gender or position, was affected by this atmosphere. Why did we not confront him more or report him to our parent companies? Well, for one, we were grateful to him for the work and truly in awe of his talents. 7/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
For another, it was hard to know what was real when moods and needs shifted so frequently. Self-advocacy is important and I agree we all need to do it more and rely on less on faulty institutions to do it for us 8/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
But it is very difficult when the cost is, at best, fear and uncertainty -- and at worst the loss of a job and ruined reputation. Taking that action is one thing to contemplate if you have money in the bank and family to fall back on 9/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
but quite another for people from all walks of life without a safety net. And when sexual favors are lightly added to the bag of tools one might use to stay employed and valued, it can be destabilizing or even devastating. 10/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
It may not be illegal, but it is oppressive. I witnessed it and, despite the fact that that I was a senior consultant on the show, I also experienced it in my own way in my days at Mad Men. 11/
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
I believe Kater Gordon.
— marti noxon (@martinoxon) November 17, 2017
