NBC paid off producer who accused Chris Matthews of harassment, report says
NBC paid thousands of dollars to an assistant producer on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" nearly two decades ago after she brought a sexual harassment complaint against the longtime host, The Daily Caller reported Saturday.
The woman complained to executives that Matthews, now 71, had made inappropriate comments to her and made inappropriate jokes about her to others.
An MSNBC spokesman told The Daily Caller that Matthews had been slapped with a formal reprimand at the time the woman made her complaint. The website reported that the network decided that the complaints were "inappropriate and juvenile," but were not intended as propositions.
Matthews has hosted "Hardball" on MSNBC since 1997. He also hosted the syndicated "Chris Matthews Show" between 2002 and 2013 and has authored eight books, most recently a biography of Robert Kennedy.
Trash has a way of always coming back to the surface.....and the next contestant is Chris Matthews.......I wonder how self-righteous he's feeling right now?
There are problems on both sides of this. Could be that somebody is money hungry and wants their 15 minutes. It also adds to the already shitty reputation of NBC to pay and cover for Matthews.
Most likely she had to sign a non disclosure agreement so there was the money but not the 15 minutes.
And I think she wants the 15 minutes.
So....what exactly does this mean? Was they sexually in nature or just bad humor jokes or comments?
Once again this one size fits all slash and burn technique being deployed is getting ridiculous! Sexual harrassmant/assault is one thing, but now we're getting into the inappropriate realm now?
It means that they paid her off rather than have the allegations hit the news, so they must have thought there was some content to it.....
Or.....it was just some regular harassment claim that they paid her for! I remember back when I was in the Marines, a buddy and I was just goofing off during some down time and made some racy, raunchy jokes, well a female heard our jokes and reported us to our Gunny claiming we were harassing her even though she was never in the conversation nor was it directed toward her....We spent the next month in sensitivity classes what god knows what.
Yeah, but could the content be as much as him propositioning her or just saying she looks good in that dress she was wearing (yes, that is considered a form of harassment in most workplaces!)
I agree. It has gotten to the ridiculous point.
And the next contestant:
SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent U.S. appeals court judge announced his retirement Monday days after women alleged he subjected them to inappropriate sexual conduct or comments.
Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a statement that a battle over the accusations would not be good for the judiciary. He said he'll step down, effective immediately.
The Washington Post reported last week that at least 15 women made allegations against Kozinski that go back decades. The allegations include inappropriate touching and lewd comments.
Kozinski said while speaking in a "candid way" with male and female law clerks, "I may not have been mindful enough of the special challenges and pressures that women face in the workplace," the statement said. "It grieves me to learn that I caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable; this was never my intent. For this I sincerely apologize."
Leah Litman, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, told the Post that the judge talked about having just had sex and pinched her side and leg at a restaurant the night before they appeared together on a panel at her school in July.
Christine Miller, a retired U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge, said Kozinski grabbed her breasts during a car ride in 1986 after a legal community function in the Baltimore area. She said it came after she declined his offer to go to a motel and have sex.
A lawyer who was not identified said Kozinski approached her when she was alone at a legal event in Los Angeles in 2008 and kissed her on the lips and gave her a bear hug with no warning.
The newspaper said the woman's husband confirmed the incident and said the couple didn't think they could do anything because of the judge's position.
The Post reported last week that six former clerks or more junior staff members accused Kozinski of inappropriate behavior, including showing them pornography.
Kozinski, 67, was chief judge of the 9th Circuit, the largest federal appeals court circuit in the country, from 2007 to 2014. He is known for his irreverent opinions, and his clerks often win prestigious clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 9th Circuit has opened a misconduct inquiry that was transferred Friday to the Judicial Council of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.
Kozinski's retirement leaves five seats open on the 9th Circuit, with two more judges already having announced their intention to retire next year. That gives President Donald Trump potentially seven seats to fill on the largest and most liberal appeals court in the country.
Even if all those judgeships are filled, however, Democratic appointees still will maintain a healthy majority on the court with 17 of the 29 seats.
And now the Democrats are all rallying to get Franken to 'un-resign'. Wow, couldn't see that coming, could you?
You guys predicted it all along. Good Show!
Funny how you don't have the same opinion about the pervert you voted for.
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Why did Franken resign in the first place if he did no wrong? Please don't try to sell him as being so altruistic that he was doing it for the good of the Senate or his constituents. He did wrong and resigning was the right thing to do, especially in light of the other complaints about him coming to light.
C'mon....there are only 4 Democrats asking Franken not to resign, two who never wanted him to resign in the first place, and 2 that initially asked him to resign but changed their minds. Nothing was called because of 2 people changing their mind, one of which actually said he should wait for the Ethics Committee to finish an investigation.
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Anyway you want to spin it!
Kind of like the spin you all did when McConnell and the DNC first asked Moore to drop out of the race, but when Trump endorsed him did a 180 and went all in for Moore?.....that spin?
Who said that? Do you even read my comments? Trying to pretend only democrats have this problem is just stupid. As if not admitting something means you didn't do it. I have NO DISTINCTION between political parties on this, my question is why republicans do?
I know it pisses you off, and sorry because I still like you.
Indeed, even Gillibrand is now calling for a sense of proportionality.
I'd volunteer to proportion her Gillibrand....
just sayin...
Liberal men who've been talking down to conservatives for decades about being sexist and hating women are getting their comeuppance now.
And, that a fact!