In the settlement, the plaintiffs said they do not assign any “bad intent” to Rose and now realize that her conduct may be subject to interpretation.
Attorneys for Rose and the women — younger employees who accused him of “predatory behavior” and “blatant and repeated sexual harassment” — filed court papers this week confirming the settlement. is done An online court docket listed the case as settled. Terms were not disclosed.
The case was set for trial in Manhattan on Monday after years of wrangling over the women’s allegations and rejection of their retaliation claims against Rose.
In a statement, plaintiffs Kathryn Brooks-Harris, Sidney McNeil and Youking Wey said the necessary trial exchange of evidence, known as the litigation process and discovery, allowed both sides to “better understand each other’s point of view.” “Enabled by
“On reflection, and having had the benefit of discovery, we realized that different people may interpret the conduct in different ways, and so we have settled the claims,” the women said. . “We do not assign to Charlie Rose any ill motive or ulterior motive.”
A lawyer for Rose, 82, and his production company, Charlie Rose Inc., declined to comment.
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The veteran TV host has apologized for his behavior in the past, including a statement in the wake of the November 2017 shooting. At least eight women He came forward to accuse him of misconduct.
“It is important that these women know that I hear them and that I am deeply sorry for my inappropriate behavior,” Rose said. I am very embarrassed. error occurred”
Rose’s downfall was part of America’s #MeToo movement against sexual harassment by powerful figures — a social media movement that also fired the “Today” host. Matt Lauer And the movie mogul Harvey Weinsteinamong others. In September 2018, Rose said the three women he settled with that week were “exploiting the #MeToo movement” when he filed the petition. Motion to Dismiss Case.
Rose now hosts an interview show on YouTube where recent guests include author Michael Lewis and broadcaster Bob Costas.
Harris, McNeil and Wee sued Rose and CBS in New York state court about six months later in May 2018. CBS fired him as an anchor. on his morning show, then called “CBS This Morning,” and PBS and Bloomberg Television dropped his nightly “Charlie Rose Show,” which had aired since 1991.
Harris was a broadcast associate at “CBS This Morning” and later served as an associate producer for Rose’s PBS show. McNeill was Rose’s executive assistant. Wee was a news associate and later anchor assistant for Rose on “CBS This Morning.”
When they were hired in their early 20s, the women accused the elder Rose of repeatedly physically and verbally harassing them while on the job, including over their sex lives. Includes asking about and boasting about yourself. Harris and McNeill allege that Rose said “he was hired because he liked ‘tall women,’ meaning he was attracted to them,” and Wee alleged that Rose called her a “sugar doll.” said. The three women also accused CBS of willfully failing to stop Rose’s harassment.
CBS Set in December 2018. for an undisclosed sum. The network said at the time that the women had requested that the terms be kept confidential.
If the case goes to trial, Rose’s attorneys said in court papers that they would challenge the credibility of Harris, McNeil and Vee’s claims with evidence showing they knew little or nothing about the former anchor. Did not show concern.
Among the evidence, attorney Jonathan Bach wrote in a Nov. 13 filing, were documents showing that Wee told a CBS human resources officer that while working for Rose he had “sexually harassed her.” did not feel anything “inappropriate” and McNeil admitted to her therapist at the time that she had no personal experience of sexual harassment from Rose.
Other evidence cited by Bach showed that Harris told her therapist that Rose’s harassment was “very subtle” and that she wrote to Rose two months after working for him that her His interactions with him are “always professional and respectful.”