Tag: investigation

05 AUG

NCIS: New Orleans EP Brad Kern Formally Suspended Amid Third Misconduct Investigation

CBS is confirming that embattled NCIS: New Orleans exec producer Brad Kern has been formally suspended from the show as the network conducts a third investigation into allegations that the onetime Charmed EP for decades created toxic, sexist and altogether hostile work environments. Kern, however, has not been formally fired. “I believe in terms of keeping him […]

29 JUL

AMC “Had a Third Party” Involved in Chris Hardwick Investigation [TCA 2018]

This week AMC announced that Chris Hardwick would be reinstated as a host of Talking Dead, the Walking Dead aftershow that follows new episodes of the series and the spin-off Fear the Walking Dead. He’d been put on hiatus following ex-girlfriend Chloe Dysktra’s essay on Medium detailing the emotional and sexual abuse she suffered under […]

27 JUL

CBS CEO Les Moonves faces sexual misconduct investigation

The CBS board of directors will investigate allegations of sexual misconduct laid against CEO Les Moonves. The New Yorker published an exposé from investigative reporter Ronan Farrow detailing the accusations of six women who say that between the 80s and mid-aughts, the executive sexually harassed them. Four of them, including the actress Illeana Douglas said […]

12 JUL

New investigation says partner in Trump’s Toronto hotel raised financing after sending $100 million to a Putin-controlled bank

Mike Cassese/Reuters FT: Trump’s business partner on the Trump Toronto tower paid a $ 100 million commission to a middleman with Kremlin links to help facilitate the sale of a stake in a Russian steel mill. The stake was sold for $ 850 million and some of that money may have gone to the Trump […]

11 JUL

Uber’s head of HR resigns after an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination

Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock Uber’s Chief People Officer Liane Hornsey resigned in an email to staff, following an investigation into how she handled allegations of racial discrimination. Hornsey is head of Uber’s human resources department and one of the firm’s top spokespeople on diversity and discrimination issues. She had been in the role for about 18 months. […]

07 JUL

Trump’s legal team is now in open combat with Mueller over the Russia investigation

Alex Wong/Getty Images Rudy Giuliani, the man leading President Donald Trump’s legal team in the Russia investigation, drew a new line in the sand on Friday as the two sides battle over whether Trump will testify under oath. Giuliani said he wants special counsel Robert Mueller to show any evidence he may have that Trump […]

05 JUL

Democrats want an investigation into Scott Pruitt’s ‘secret calendars’

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Democrats have asked the EPA’s inspector general to investigate Scott Pruitt’s office for creating “secret calendars” that allegedly concealed events and meetings. The lawmakers want to probe whether the scrubbing of information from calendars violated federal records-keeping laws. WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are pushing the inspector general’s office to investigate whether Environmental […]

03 JUL

Malaysia’s former prime minister has been arrested in a corruption investigation after billions of dollars went missing on his watch

Nicky Loh/Getty Images Najib Razak, the former Malaysian Prime Minister, was arrested at his house in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Razak is the subject of a corruption investigation after billions of dollars went missing from a state investment fund that he set up. He has long denied allegations of misappropriating funds. Najib Razak, the former […]