Weinstein bro paid $600G to accusers
CHARLIE ROSE’s respected journalism career came crashing down Tuesday after three broadcast companies abruptly cut ties with him over sexual harassment allegations, and his CBS co-hosts reprimanded him live on the air.
CBS News President David Rhodes told staff in an email that Rose was let go over the “extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior” reported by employees of the interview show Rose did for PBS,
“Despite Charlie’s important journalistic contribution to our news division, there is absolutely nothing more important, in this or any organization, than ensuring a safe, professional workplace — a supportive environment where people feel they can do their best work,” Rhodes said in the memo.
“I’ve often heard that things used to be different,” he continued. “And no one may be able to correct the past. But what may once have been accepted should not ever have been acceptable.”
Within hours of the CBS News announcement, PBS said it was ending its longtime relationship with Rose — no longer running his “Charlie Rose” show.
“PBS expects all the producers we work with to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect,” the public broadcaster said in a statement.
Rose controlled the show, which broadcast on PBS and Bloomberg, which also cut ties with Rose, according to Reuters.
Eight women who worked on or applied for jobs on the popular PBS show, told The Washington Post he sexually harassed them between the early 1990s and 2011.
Rose, 75, would expose himself and make lewd phone calls to them, the accusers said. Three former Rose interns later told Business Insider that he sexually harassed them, too.
“CBS This Morning” co-hosts Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King rebuked their colleague of five years in a segment Tuesday morning — applauding the accusers’ courage.
“I am not OK,” King said, adding that she slept less than two hours after reading about the allegations.
“It was deeply disturbing, troubling and painful for me to read,” King said.
Her children and longtime pal Oprah Winfrey called to see how she was dealing with the news, King revealed.
“That said, he doesn’t get a pass because I cannot stop thinking about the anguish of these women,” King said.
“There is no excuse for this alleged behavior,” a choked-up O’Donnell said in the opening segment of the morning news show. “This will be investigated. This has to end. This behavior is wrong.”
Stephen Colbert had King on “The Late Show” Tuesday night and praised her and her co-host for their straight reporting.
“That’s what you have to do,” King said, adding that it wasn’t easy because Rose was a friend. A FORMER “60 Minutes” producer accused her supervisors of sexual harassment in a complaint she filed last year with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The producer’s complaint was one of 19 discrimination complaints logged with the federal agency against CBS between March 2015 and October 2016, according to a disclosure the company filed with the city. The producer also accused the hallowed news show of violating journalistic ethics. The ex-“60 Minutes” producer — whom the Daily News is not identifying — declined to comment. The producer’s complaint was filed in August 2016. The agency was unable to determine if a violation had occurred, and dismissed the complaint in January. After the dismissal, the producer had 90 days to file a lawsuit. CBS said that she never sued and it never settled with her. The 19 other EEOC complaints — involving allegations of sex, race, age or disability discrimination — were summarized in a mandatory disclosure that CBS made to the city as a prospective contractor earlier this year. The CBS disclosure said three of the 19 complaints had been settled. Eight of the complaints remained open at the time of CBS’ filing.CBS News declined to comment. BOB WEINSTEIN dipped into his personal bank account in the 1990s to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to two women accusing his disgraced brother Harvey of sexual misconduct, according to a new report.
Bob (photo, at left with Harvey), who has denied being aware of his brother’s alleged behavior before accusations came to light, gave about $600,000 to a pair of female employees to cover Harvey as part of a sexual harassment and sexual assault settlement, The New Yorker reported.
One of the employees, Zelda Perkins, served as filmmaker Harvey Weinstein’s assistant for years and said she was repeatedly sexually harassed by the Miramax co-founder. She described Weinstein’s behavior as “exhausting,” but said he never physically forced himself on her.
“From my very first time left alone with Harvey, I had to deal with him being present either in his underpants or totally naked," Perkins said.
Bob Weinstein confirmed to The New Yorker that he made the payment, but denied being aware of what it was for. THREE DOZEN women who worked with Sen. Al Franken on “Saturday Night Live” pledged their support Tuesday for the comedian-turned-politician, facing sexual harassment accusations.
“We would like to acknowledge that not one of us ever experienced any inappropriate behavior; and mention our sincere appreciation that he treated each of us with the utmost respect and regard,” read the statement signed by 36 women who worked with Franken during his two stints on the show, from 1977-1980 and 1988-1995.
Minnesota Democrat Franken (photo), 66, was accused of groping and forcibly kissing ABC broadcaster Leeann Tweeden during a 2006 USO tour.