<p align="justify" class="title">Writer Ben Ryan has accused Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner of sexual harassment.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In an interview with BuzzFeed, Ryan said that Wenner offered him a career advancement in exchange for sex during a meeting in 2005.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Ryan said the offer was made at the publisher's Upper West Side townhouse on August 11, 2005.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"There was that moment where it's like time stood still. But that's not me. I would never do that," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">He claimed Wenner made him a drink and sat with him on a couch before quickly making a move on him. Wenner had been out as gay for 10 years at that point, Ryan said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">When Ryan tried to leave, Wenner allegedly said he would offer him a writing contract if he stayed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Wenner acknowledged the encounter in a statement to Variety, "I met Ben 12 years ago, and I attempted to have a sexual liaison with him. He turned me down, which I respected. I had no intention of making him feel uncomfortable. His piece was subsequently published in any case; no work was promised and no work was lost. I have never and would never make an offer of this kind." </p>
<p align="justify" class="title">Writer Ben Ryan has accused Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner of sexual harassment.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In an interview with BuzzFeed, Ryan said that Wenner offered him a career advancement in exchange for sex during a meeting in 2005.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Ryan said the offer was made at the publisher's Upper West Side townhouse on August 11, 2005.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"There was that moment where it's like time stood still. But that's not me. I would never do that," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">He claimed Wenner made him a drink and sat with him on a couch before quickly making a move on him. Wenner had been out as gay for 10 years at that point, Ryan said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">When Ryan tried to leave, Wenner allegedly said he would offer him a writing contract if he stayed.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Wenner acknowledged the encounter in a statement to Variety, "I met Ben 12 years ago, and I attempted to have a sexual liaison with him. He turned me down, which I respected. I had no intention of making him feel uncomfortable. His piece was subsequently published in any case; no work was promised and no work was lost. I have never and would never make an offer of this kind." </p>