Current Events > Tavis Smiley (PBS) accussed of sexual harassment

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pbs-suspends-distribution-of-tavis-smiley-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations

His show used to come on after Charlie Rose every night.
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super bummed about both. great shows.
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When the Charlie Rose accusations happened, my sister texted and said that it would happen to Tavis Smiley too.
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smh rose and smiley

So what is PBS gonna air in Charlie Rose/Tavis Smiley place
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Probably hire 2 females to relace them

Halo478 posted...

Probably hire 2 females to relace them

Any ideas?
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In place of Charlie Rose, I think they were showing random specials or documentaries.
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Tavis was always obnoxious. Not surprised by this.
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Tavis is fighting back though.

Smiley said on Facebook he had never groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30 years, adding for emphasis: Never. Ever. Never.

The host, who said he was "shocked" by the suspension, also suggested that the recent wave of awareness about workplace sexual harassment was leading to inaccurate accusations.

If having a consensual relationship with a colleague years ago is the stuff that leads to this kind of public humiliation and personal destruction, heaven help us, Smiley wrote in a statement accompanying his video on Facebook.

This has gone too far, Smiley said. And I, for one, intend to fight back.

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So far we haven't heard specifics as to the nature of the sexual harassment, but what constitutes sexual harassment doesn't have a clear definition (beyond some obvious examples) and can vary from person to person.

I've personally witnessed what would consitute sexual harassment at various establishments, such as in a restaurant seeing a female waiter literally grabbing the butts of the male workers just 4 feet away from me, and they were all laughing. If she did that to another male waiter though, that person could have taken great offense and claim sexual harassment.
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Imagine hating tavis
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The witch hunt continues.

Don't like somebody?, Want to ruin their life?, Make false sexual assault allegations!
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https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/tavis-smiley-pbs-suspended-1.15454525

"PBS launched this so-called investigation of me without ever even telling me about it, Smiley, 53, says in the video. He learned through colleagues and staffers, he says, that an investigator was calling them asking, number one, Did Tavis ever make you feel uncomfortable in the workplace? and number two, Can you give us other persons to call? Only after he threatened a lawsuit did PBS meet with him about the issue. And even then their minds must have been made up, because almost immediately after that session ended, this story broke in Variety, he says."
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Oh so Charlie Rose was replaced:

http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/12/11/pbs-announces-amanpour-as-interim-replacement-for-charlie-rose/
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