RELATED STORIES Titular Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar is weighing on the scandal enveloping her former boss Joss Whedon. In the wake of Charisma Carpenter’s stunning allegations that she suffered “toxic” and “hostile” abuse under the Buffyverse auteur, Gellar released her own statement. “While I am proud to have my name associated […]
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Fox News Ouster: Details Surface on Sexual Misconduct Claims, Alleged Payoff Attempt
RELATED STORIES New details have surfaced regarding Kimberly Guilfoyle’s abrupt, July 2018 exit from Fox News and the allegations of inappropriate behavior — including sexual misconduct — that precipitated it. At the time of Guilfoyle’s split with Fox News (where she had worked since 2006 and most notably co-hosted The Five), she tried to spin […]
Rachel Maddow Confronts NBC News About Handling of Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Ronan Farrow Reporting
RELATED STORIES MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow unloaded on NBC News executives Friday about the organization’s handling of Ronan Farrow’s reporting on disgraced Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein, and later, its handling of allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against ousted Today show anchor Matt Lauer. In a 16-minute monologue that preceded an interview with Farrow, himself a […]
UN health chief orders probe into misconduct
The head of the World Health Organization has ordered an internal probe into allegations that the agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption after a series of anonymous emails with the explosive charges were sent to top managers.
Judge orders Kevin Spacey to attend January arraignment on sexual misconduct charges
Evan Agostini/AP Former “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey must appear in a Massachusetts court on accusations that he groped a young man in 2016. Spacey argued he should be excused from attending his Jan. 7 hearing because it would “amplify the negative publicity” around him. The judge said no. The actor has said he […]
At least 20 Jesuit priests with a history of sexual misconduct were sent to live on a college campus
Franco Origlia/Getty Images Father James Poole, a priest in Nome, Alaska, was serial sexual predator, who abused at least 20 women and girls, according to court documents. In response to his serial abuse, he was sent to live out his retirement years on Gonzaga University’s campus in Spokane, Washington. And he isn’t the only one: […]
Chiropractor accused of professional misconduct now facing competency hearing
Controversial Halifax chiropractor Dena Churchill is facing a competency hearing with her profession’s regulator.
Cosmos Host Neil deGrasse Tyson Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Producers Launch Investigation
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who hosts the Emmy-winning Fox/National Geographic series Cosmos, has been accused of sexual misconduct by two women, and the producers behind Cosmos have launched an investigation. “The credo at the heart of Cosmos is to follow the evidence wherever it leads,” Cosmos producers said in a statement to our sister site Deadline. “The […]
The CEO of the Indian e-commerce giant that Walmart bought a $16 billion stake in has resigned amid an allegation of personal misconduct (WMT)
AP Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal has resigned following an allegation of “serious personal misconduct,” according to a press release. The release did not elaborate on the allegation but said Bansal “strongly denies” it. An independent study did not corroborate the allegation but found Bansal made lapses in judgment, according to the release. In May, […]
A writer named on a Google spreadsheet of media men accused of sexual misconduct is suing the woman who created it
Alex Wong/Getty Images Writer Stephen Elliott filed a defamation suit on Wednesday against the creator of a crowdsourced list that named him among male media figures accused of sexual misconduct. Journalist Moira Donegan came forward in January as the author of the “S—-y Media Men” list, an online crowdsourced spreadsheet which contained anonymous allegations against […]