Over 60 current or former female NBC employees have signed a letter supporting retied anchor Tom Brokaw amid recent sexual harassment allegations against him, according to a Friday Deadline report.
The number reportedly includes prominent anchors Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, and Mika Brzezinski.
“Tom has treated each of us with fairness and respect,” the letter reportedly reads. “He has given each of us opportunities for advancement and championed our successes throughout our careers.
“We know him to be a man of tremendous decency and integrity,” it continues.
Linda Vester, a former NBC correspondent, accused Brokaw this week of unwanted sexual advances in the 1990s. Another unnamed woman reportedly also told the Washington Post that Brokaw treated her inappropriately during that same period.
This is one where I fear going overboard on the outrage out of proportion to the facts.
One woman accused him of trying to kiss her, and the other accused him of clasping both her hands in his and raising them to his chest. The kissing, I don’t know. The big question for me would be if he stopped when she said no or indicated distaste. The hand clasping, I don’t even see that as sexual. It’s the kind of thing a man or woman of that generation does to show support, or approval, or comfort.
It wouldn’t pass muster in a modern anti-harassment seminar, but I’m not going to condemn him for it.
I’ll hope that this ends well for Tom while not damaging the #metoo movement.
I heard second hand (but no more distant than that) years ago that he had sex with a young campaign worker when he was in Des Moines covering the caucuses. My friend said it was consensual but not the kind of thing her friend usually did. Said it really messed her up.
Yeah, but one woman didn’t like the way he looked at her that one time 25 years ago so nothing else matters. Burn him!! Burn him at the stake!!!
The #MeToo movement is damaging itself continually. As evidenced by the dunce who threw a fact-free rant with zero knowledge.
But hey, Brokaw probably used his super powers to force these weak willed women to sign the letter…