In response to a Washington Post report detailing multiple accusations of inappropriate conduct, PBS and Bloomberg on Monday afternoon announced that both companies will stop distributing Charlie Rose’s eponymous show, Charlie Rose. The nightly show is produced by Rose’s company, Charlie Rose Inc.
Separately, CBS announced that Rose is suspended from his role as CBS This Morning co-host. Rose is also a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes. “Charlie Rose is suspended immediately while we look into this matter,” the network said. “These allegations are extremely disturbing and we take them very seriously.” (The story was covered on Monday’s CBS Evening News by correspondent Jim Axelrod.)
The Washington Post spoke to eight women for the story about Rose, which focuses on his treatment of Charlie Rose employees between the late 1990s and 2011. None of the women worked for CBS or PBS, according to the report, and PBS, CBS and Bloomberg all told the newspaper that “they have no records of sexual harassment complaints about Charlie Rose.”
“PBS was shocked to learn today of these deeply disturbing allegations,” the organization in a statement. “We are immediately suspending distribution of ‘Charlie Rose.’ … PBS does not fund this nightly program or supervise its production, but we expect our producers to provide a workplace where people feel safe and are treated with dignity and respect.”
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