Posted on 12/16/2017 9:50:05 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
NBC made a separation-related payment years ago to an employee who worked for Chris Matthews after she accused him of sexual harassment, according to a report Saturday.
The unidentified woman, a former assistant producer on his MSNBC show, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," told company executives that Matthews made inappropriate remarks and jokes about her with others present, the Daily Caller reported.
After a review, Matthews received a formal reprimand, but determined that his comments towards the woman were only childish and inappropriate and not meant as propositions.
Sources told the outlet that NBC paid the woman $40,000 in a 1999 settlement, but an MSNBC spokesperson disputed the amount, claiming it was lower.
While the woman reportedly left MSNBC and went on to work in other journalism-related jobs, Matthews has remained a fixture at MSNBC, still hosting the "Hardball" show he's had since 1997 and also had hosted another program, "The Chris Matthews Show," from 2002 to 2013.
Matthews has raised eyebrows before, notably during the 2016 campaign when he was caught on a hot mic checking out Melania Trump, wife to President Trump.
"Did you see her walk? Runway walk. My God is that good," Matthews said in May 2016. "I could watch that runway show," he added.
Matthews, now 71 years old, has railed against Trump for making sexist and demeaning comments about women. He is married to Kathleen Matthews, the chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.
Before joining MSNBC he worked as a Capitol Police officer and later waded into politics. His jobs working for Democrats included being a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and chief of staff to House Speaker Tip O’Neill, D-Mass.
The report Saturday follows other revelations about sexual misconduct accusations aimed at prominent members in the media, including NBC's Matt Lauer, who was fired from the network in late November.
Wait, he got tired of the tingle down his leg for Obama?!
Fire his tingly ass now.
Prissy Chrissy likes women? Oh, please... flying pigs are more likely.
Hey, Chrissie....how’s that “tingle” workin’ out for ya now???
Matthews is a Comcast employee.
Of course, the Trump Admin could have turned the screws on Comcast by allowing the Net Neutrality scam to continue, but he didn’t. And the same for AT&T — the inevitable CNN parent.
NO!
Chris Matthews guilty of sexual harassment!
Who’s the guy he was harassing?
Do not underestimate the effect NFL boycott is having on media money. In media, this is all about the money. Establishment media are using the whole thing to get rid of people they are paying too much and who don’t really get much audience.
Keep it up! Keep up #BoycottNFL. It’s choking our enemies from their $$$. Matthews and Smiley are eliminated enemy operatives. Screw them. Celebrate their downfall.
creepy chris
Joy Reid. /s
In what universe can an employ get $40,000 in compensation because her boss maybe had a bad day and raised his voice at her, or acted a little churlish, or was feeling a little facetious and made a silly comment, or...?
Cuz that's a universe I want to live in.
Regards,
i remember when he creeped out Erin Burnett right on live tv....creep meter went crazy.
Funniest thing I ever heard but I always thought Chrissy is a closet homosexual-—most Marxists are sodomites and like to dominate the young handsome males so they can pretend they are Alpha males. But then, homosexuals love to demean and humiliate women, too.
...”Prissy Chrissy likes women? Oh, please... flying pigs are more likely.”...
I agree. It is surprising.
Didn’t the woman sign a no disclosure agreement.
If not NBC attorneys are among the worlds most stupid
“Didn’t the woman sign a no disclosure agreement.”
Maybe she did. This news abouit harassment may have come from an internal NBC source, and not the woman. In the article, I didn’t see who let the cat out of the bag. The way I read it, the only reference to her was back when she reported the incident to company officials.
Oh my... Chris Matthews is done. This will not due, allowing an accused sexual assaulter to host a television show.
See ya Chris. Your insane rants and BS news will be missed... By the lunatic left who idolized you that is.
+1....great minds!
Interesting line of thought. Is it cheaper to take a personality out of the line-up with sex charges than to just run out their contract out and with the sex thing you make sure no competitor will hire them.
“Wait, he got tired of the tingle down his leg for Obama?!”
Looks as though his “tingle” was in his “auxiliary leg!” Here’s hoping his “tripod” get’s him kicked off the air!
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