Academy Expels Registered Sex Offender Adam Kimmel After Variety Investigation (EXCLUSIVE)
Kate Aurthur editorAfter a story in Variety in November exposed the fact that registered sex offender — and noted cinematographer — Adam Kimmel has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2007, the organization has taken action and removed him.An Academy source confirmed to Variety that Kimmel is no longer a member. When asked for a comment, a representative for the Academy did not immediately respond.Kimmel also appears no longer to be in the American Society of Cinematographers, an elite organization for directors of photography either.