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Eugene

(62,756 posts) Sun Dec 17, 2017, 03:46 PM Dec 2017

MSNBC paid woman who said Chris Matthews harassed her

Source: Associated Press

MSNBC paid woman who said Chris Matthews harassed her

By The Associated Press
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An MSNBC spokesman has confirmed a report saying a news channel staffer had been paid and left the job after complaining she was sexually harassed by ‘Hardball’ host Chris Matthews nearly two decades ago.

The spokesman said Sunday the woman approached CNBC executives in 1999 to report Matthews made inappropriate comments about her in front of others. CNBC is a sister company of MSNBC.

The company declined to identify the comments, other than to say they were inappropriate and never meant as propositions. The spokesman said Matthews was formally reprimanded at the time.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/87d7d8f387234bd48da3a0fec2b0c763/MSNBC-paid-woman-who-said-Chris-Matthews-harassed-her

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Note: The Daily Caller first broke this story, so use appropriate caution.

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MSNBC paid woman who said Chris Matthews harassed her (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2017 OP

Anyone here who hasn't made inappropriate comments in their life to anyone feel free to criticize wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #1

I've always thought that Tweery is a dick. CentralMass Dec 2017 #2

Thank you! democratisphere Dec 2017 #3

Good grief. Why are you sticking up for him? RandomAccess Dec 2017 #4

THIS stuffmatters Dec 2017 #6

This is getting ridiculous. secondwind Dec 2017 #7

I'm not crucifying him at all RandomAccess Dec 2017 #8

ATo me, this is not about sticking up for Chris Matthews underthematrix Dec 2017 #5

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)

1. Anyone here who hasn't made inappropriate comments in their life to anyone feel free to criticize

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 03:54 PM

Dec 2017

Tweety

CentralMass

(15,594 posts)

2. I've always thought that Tweery is a dick.

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:03 PM

Dec 2017

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

3. Thank you!

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:08 PM

Dec 2017

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

4. Good grief. Why are you sticking up for him?

Reply to wasupaloopa (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:18 PM

Dec 2017

He's a jerk -- a sexist jerk at that.

stuffmatters

(2,578 posts)

6. THIS

Reply to RandomAccess (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:38 PM

Dec 2017

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

7. This is getting ridiculous.

Reply to RandomAccess (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:39 PM

Dec 2017

Without any facts, you are already crucifying him.

Why??

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

8. I'm not crucifying him at all

Reply to secondwind (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 05:04 PM

Dec 2017

I have NO idea about the allegations -- and frankly don't much care. They're from 1999. If they come out, they come out. Shrug. I wasn't even speaking about the allegations.

But I absolutely find him a loathesome creature who IS sexist to the core, incredibly taken with himself, useless, a boor, and a lot of other things as well. I just didn't get the blanket support for a jerk -- BEFORE any information is out.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)

5. ATo me, this is not about sticking up for Chris Matthews

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Dec 17, 2017, 04:37 PM

Dec 2017

who is one of my least favorite people. But clearly, the harassment case was investigated. There was a disposition, which included a monetary settlement to the victim of 40,000k. We should not retry his case in the media just because we can.

You don't have to watch his show. He's not making public policy. He wasn't elected to any government position.

I bought his book on RFK for Xmas which I plan to read right after I finish Lawrenece O'Donnell's book on the 1968 election. Lawrence's book is so good and filled with juicy historical tidbits. I'm loving it.

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