Is there something in the water? No, seriously:
Eight women say Charlie Rose, the longtime TV host, made unwanted sexual advances to them, including groping them or walking around them naked https://t.co/qDpXdDtQ0R
— Mark Berman (@markberman) November 20, 2017
Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or groping their breasts, buttocks or genital areas.https://t.co/PH1MmMrMny
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 20, 2017
How the Post reported this story: Each woman described their accounts in multiple interviews. Reporters spoke to people who the women had confided in previously https://t.co/qDpXdDtQ0R pic.twitter.com/P000oA4baS
— Mark Berman (@markberman) November 20, 2017
This story was carefully, diligently reported by @irin and @AmyJBrittain, so #FF em both https://t.co/qDpXdDtQ0R
— Mark Berman (@markberman) November 20, 2017
More from the Washington Post:
Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or groping their breasts, buttocks or genital areas.
The women were employees or aspired to work for Rose at the “Charlie Rose” show from the late 1990s to as recently as 2011. They ranged in age from 21 to 37 at the time of the alleged encounters. Rose, 75, whose show airs on PBS, also co-hosts “CBS This Morning” and is a contributing correspondent for “60 Minutes.”
There are striking commonalities in the accounts of the women, each of whom described their interactions with Rose in multiple interviews with The Post. For all of the women, reporters interviewed friends, colleagues or family members who said the women had confided in them about aspects of the incidents. Three of the eight spoke on the record.
Five of the women spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of Rose’s stature in the industry, his power over their careers or what they described as his volatile temper.
These are some of the most heartbreaking parts of these stories: People driven out of professions by those in powerhttps://t.co/pumnsrNZQK pic.twitter.com/cQANqER6GS
— Mark Berman (@markberman) November 20, 2017
Read the whole thing — if you can stomach it.
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/932726738081189888
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) November 20, 2017
Fucking Hell, Charlie Rose
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/RQA/status/932726882239434753
This might be the first one that actually shocks me. https://t.co/zN5GDx2f3r
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) November 20, 2017
Well…hell.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/davidremus/status/932727129434882048
I give up
— K (@KF13_NJ) November 20, 2017
How many more of these stories will there be?
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/932727919163641859
So many different outlets were chasing this Charlie Rose story. Looks like the Post pulled the trigger first. Likely other women in other outlets will soon follow. https://t.co/Q3BW5hOQz9
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) November 20, 2017
DRIP.
DRIP.
DRIP. https://t.co/5IiclNyPdd
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 20, 2017
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Update:
PBS is suspending broadcasts of his show:
PBS is suspending distribution of Charlie Rose's show, spokesperson tells @NewsHour https://t.co/7aM91LHYyS
— Colleen Shalby (@CShalby) November 20, 2017
Broadcasts of @charlierose program suspended by @PBS which says it's "shocked to learn today of these deeply disturbing allegations."
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) November 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/MollieReilly/status/932741733917507584
And CBS is suspending him outright:
BREAKING: CBS News suspends Charlie Rose, PBS to halt production and distribution of show following sexual harassment report.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 20, 2017
CBS News statement: Charlie Rose is suspended immediately while we look into this matter. These allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously.
— CBS News PR (@CBSNewsPress) November 20, 2017
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Update:
Bloomberg, too:
Update: CBS, PBS, and Bloomberg suspend Charlie Rose amid sexual harassment allegations https://t.co/1McB8q8lp7 pic.twitter.com/6Ciy1ZKicY
— Variety (@Variety) November 20, 2017
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