Former talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay about $1.5 million to PBS, his former employer.
A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay about $1.5 million to his former employer, the Public Broadcasting Service.and later fired from PBS after the network said it had received multiple, credible allegations of misconduct by Smiley on his late-night interview show.
Superior Court, contending that racial bias contributed to his dismissal and he was wrongly terminated without proof. He acknowledged having romantic relationships with colleagues over his career but says they were consensual. He sought $1 million. The network countersued, arguing in part that Smiley owed the network for a season that didn’t air.
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