Tavis Smiley
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Posted Monday 8/17/20 at 7:35PM EDT
Judge orders Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to PBS for having multiple affairs with subordinates
The judge's order comes after a jury found in March that Smiley had breached a morals clause in his contract...
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Posted Wednesday 3/04/20 at 12:36PM EST
Jury finds former PBS host Tavis Smiley's affairs with staffers violated his contract's morals clause
A jury found in PBS' favor after Smiley sued and the public service broadcaster countersued over his firing for sexual...
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Posted Friday 1/03/20 at 9:13AM EST
PBS' external investigation reveals Tavis Smiley's alleged sexual misconduct went back decades
The March 2018 findings from an external hired by PBS were filed by Smiley's legal team as part of an...
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Posted Thursday 10/11/18 at 7:53PM EDT
Tavis Smiley: PBS is about to accuse me of misappropriating public funds
The former PBS host who was fired last year over sexual misconduct allegations once again slammed the public broadcaster.
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Posted Friday 3/23/18 at 2:35PM EDT
PBS' countersuit against Tavis Smiley details his alleged sexual misconduct
The public broadcaster's 32-page response to Smiley's lawsuit includes witness statements and argues that Smiley violated its morals clause.
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Tavis Smiley sues PBS over his sexual misconduct firing, says it acted in "a racially hostile manner"
In his lawsuit, Smiley says PBS' sexual misconduct investigation that resulted in his termination was "poorly executed and incomplete.
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Posted Sunday 1/28/18 at 3:52AM EST
Tavis Smiley to moderate an L.A. town hall on sexual harassment in the workplace -- despite his own sexual harassment scandal
Smiley is set to moderate the public town hall event titled “The Conversation: Women, Men and the Workplace" on Monday...
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Posted Tuesday 1/16/18 at 6:10PM EST
PBS boss addresses the Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley sexual harassment scandals
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger explained at the TV press tour that “we” first “learned of the issue with...
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Posted Monday 1/08/18 at 5:52PM EST
Tavis Smiley announces a new inspirational TV series: The Upside with Tavis Smiley
One month after his PBS talk show was removed over his sexual harassment scandal, Smiley says he’s coming back with...
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Posted Thursday 12/21/17 at 10:23PM EST
Late-night talk shows are “the last bastion of the patriarchy”
“Late-night talk shows remain firmly in the grip of the patriarchy,” says Aaron Barnhart, who notes that the last time...
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Posted Tuesday 12/19/17 at 2:48PM EST
Tavis Smiley on Fox News defends dating subordinates in the workplace: “Where else are you going to meet people in this business?”
“Let’s face it, nobody’s working 40 hour weeks anymore,” the PBS host said to Tucker Carlson in responding to PBS’...
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Posted Monday 12/18/17 at 5:56PM EST
PBS: “Tavis Smiley needs to get his story straight”
PBS responded to Smiley’s Good Morning America interview, saying: “Mr.
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Posted Monday 12/18/17 at 11:28AM EST
Tavis Smiley: “PBS made a huge mistake here, they need to fix this, they need to correct it”
Smiley, whose PBS show was suspended amid a sexual harassment investigation, said on Good Morning America Monday that he did...
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Posted Thursday 12/14/17 at 5:10PM EST
Walmart pulls sponsorship of Tavis Smiley’s shows in response to his alleged sexual harassment
The retail giant, a sponsor of Smiley’s PBS show and an upcoming touring theatrical show said it is "troubled by...
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Posted Thursday 12/14/17 at 9:52AM EST
Tavis Smiley says he’s “shocked” by sexual misconduct allegations, and plans to “fight back”
In a video posted last night on Twitter, the PBS host reacted to his show’s suspension, saying: “It is clear...