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PBS says more witnesses have detailed sexual misconduct allegations against talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was suspended in December and later fired.
In papers filed in Washington, D.C., Superior Court in response to a breach-of-contract lawsuit by Smiley, PBS said the witnesses spoke to an independent investigator and corroborated initial accounts that Smiley had established a pattern of sexual relationships with subordinates. The filing last week also said he subjected subordinates to unwanted sexual advances – including requests for specific sex acts – and made lewd jokes.
Smiley and his representatives stuck by their denials.
‘Chicago Fire’ actress DuShon Monique Brown dead at 49
Actress DuShon Monique Brown, who played a secretary in the NBC show “Chicago Fire,” has died at age 49.
The Cook County medical examiner’s spokeswoman Becky Schlikerman said Brown died Friday at St. James Olympia Field Hospital outside Chicago. The cause of death wasn’t given.
Brown was a veteran of Chicago theater. She worked as a crisis counselor at a Chicago high school and led its drama program before winning the role of Connie on “Chicago Fire”. She played the assistant to Chief Boden, played by Eamonn Walker.
Brown also had a recurring role as nurse Kattie Welch in “Prison Break” and guest spots on “Empire.”