UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):    October 8, 2001


                             GenesisIntermedia, Inc.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


        001-15029                                          95-4710370
(Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)


5805 Sepulveda Boulevard, 8th Floor, Van Nuys, California            91411
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                           (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (818) 902-4300
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 5.     Other Events.

     On October 8, 2001,  GenesisIntermedia,  Inc. ("Registrant") issued a press
release  announcing Stephen A. Weber will be the interim Chief Executive Officer
of Registrant.  Mr. Weber succeeded Ramy El-Batrawi,  who also resigned from all
other  positions  with  the  Registrant  including  Chairman  of  the  Board  of
Directors.  The Registrant also announced that George W. Heyworth  resigned from
the Board of Directors, concurrent with other management changes. In the release
the  Registrant  also  announced  that its  representatives  had met with Nasdaq
concerning the halting of trading in the  Registrant's  securities and announced
that the Securities and Exchange Commission had commenced a formal investigation
into certain  matters  relating to the Registrant and trading in its securities.
The press release issued by Registrant is  incorporated  herein by reference and
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (a)      Financial Statements
                     None.

         (b)      Current Report on Form 8-K
                     None.

         (c)      Exhibits
                    See Index to Exhibits on page 3.


                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           GENESISINTERMEDIA, INC.


Dated:   October 11, 2001                  By:   /s/ Stephen A. Weber
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                                                Stephen A. Weber
                                                Chief Executive Officer


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                                Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

     99.1                  Press Release dated October 8, 2001.





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