Another Charlie accuser
Another woman has come forward to accuse disgraced TV host Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, saying he forced her to watch an explicit movie in his home.
Former intern Sarah Gordon told NBC News that she went to deliver mail to Rose’s apartment, where the creepy encounter took place in 2002.
“I proceeded to go into the living room, and he said, ‘I want to show you this scene from this movie,’ and he said, ‘Have a seat, you know, relax,’ and he proceeded to turn on the film ‘Secretary,’ which is a sexually involved film involving S&M, unfortunately,” Gordon said.
The film stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a submissive secretary and James Spader as her boss and sexually dominant lover.
Gordon told NBC News that Rose asked her if the film aroused her. She said she changed the subject and asked Rose if she could take anything back to the office for him.
She added that Rose never laid a hand on her during their 20 minutes together.
Rose was fired by CBS News, PBS and Bloomberg TV after The Washington Post reported eight women accused him of sexual misconduct ranging from groping to lewd comments to strutting around naked in their presence.
The women were either employees at the independently produced “Charlie Rose” show or aspired to work for the show, according to the newspaper.
In a memo to staffers, CBS President David Rhodes called the alleged sexual harassment “extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior.”
Rose has apologized for his behavior.