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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums****BREAKING**** Tavis Smiley Ordered to Pay PBS $2.6 Million for Workplace Affairs
Aug 17, 2020 2:04pm PT
A judge has ordered TV host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to the Public Broadcasting Service for having multiple affairs with his subordinates.
A Washington, D.C., jury found in March that Smiley had breached the morals clause in his contract, following a three-week trial. The jurors heard deposition testimony from six women who accused Smiley of misconduct.
The jury awarded PBS $1.5 million, which included costs and underwriting revenue for the last two seasons of Smileys talk show. But following the trial, the network argued that it should be entitled to additional damages under the morals clause.
Judge Yvonne Williams agreed, issuing a ruling on Aug. 5 awarding PBS $2.6 million. That includes $1.9 million in liquidated damages the amount paid by PBS to Smileys company, TS Media, for the shows last two seasons. The judge also awarded PBS an additional $702,898 that corporate underwriters had paid to Smileys company for those seasons.
A Washington, D.C., jury found in March that Smiley had breached the morals clause in his contract, following a three-week trial. The jurors heard deposition testimony from six women who accused Smiley of misconduct.
The jury awarded PBS $1.5 million, which included costs and underwriting revenue for the last two seasons of Smileys talk show. But following the trial, the network argued that it should be entitled to additional damages under the morals clause.
Judge Yvonne Williams agreed, issuing a ruling on Aug. 5 awarding PBS $2.6 million. That includes $1.9 million in liquidated damages the amount paid by PBS to Smileys company, TS Media, for the shows last two seasons. The judge also awarded PBS an additional $702,898 that corporate underwriters had paid to Smileys company for those seasons.
https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/tavis-smiley-ordered-to-pay-pbs-2-6-million-for-workplace-affairs-1234737603/
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****BREAKING**** Tavis Smiley Ordered to Pay PBS $2.6 Million for Workplace Affairs (Original Post)
George II
Aug 2020
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Blue_true
(31,261 posts)1. A very successful building construction person told me this years ago
Son, you may like women that you work with, but get over that. Never eat where you shit. I never forgot that piece of advice.
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)2. Couldn't have happened to a better guy.
From the ass that along with Cornie West called Obama a field negro and that he wasn't "black enough."
Sweet Justice to the women that stood up and won against sexual harassment.
Brava.
JI7
(89,252 posts)3. That's interesting. He was one of those that some white people would always bring up
to black people to back up their claims about how horrible Obama was.
George II
(67,782 posts)4. Yes, you're right. He had some pretty horrible things to say about Obama.
lapucelle
(18,276 posts)5. And this all happened because Smiley sued PBS...
...and he wound up having to give PBS back money they paid him.
I'm glad I didn't miss this late breaking news story on a very busy news day.
helpisontheway
(5,008 posts)7. Good. I hate his ass..Always so jealous about Obama. Nt
MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)8. And what about the women
Do they get some of the $$$$$$$$$?
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)9. I've never liked him.