Charlie Rose Sued For Sexual Harassment By Three Ex-CBS Staffers In Their 20s
May 4, 2018
Charlie Rose Sued For Sexual Harassment By Three Ex-CBS Staffers In Their 20s
A day after the Washington Post published a slew of new allegations against sacked CBS This Morning host Charlie Rose, three former CBS employees have filed a lawsuit against him and the network claiming sexual harassment and retailiation.
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According the suit filed today in New York Supreme Court (read it here), Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal and Yuqing “Chelsea” Wei — all in their 20s — were assigned jobs where they were “were required to spend a substantial amount of time working with Mr. Rose,” who is in his mid-70s. The suit says he “subjected Plaintiffs to repeated, ongoing and unlawful physical and verbal sexual harassment, including without limitation: (a) sexual touching; (b) sexual comments; and (c) sexual advances.”
They also claim that “CBS Management, numerous broadcasters and studio staff witnessed Mr. Rose’s unlawful conduct, while he was employed by CBS.”
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