PBS has suspended radio and TV host Tavis Smiley after finding “troubling allegations” of sexual misconduct.
PBS said Wednesday an independent investigation uncovered “multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS.”
The TV host fired back at PBS in statement he post to his Facebook page.
The removal of smiley comes just weeks after PBS let go of anchor and talk show host Charlie Rose for “extremely disturbing and intolerable behavior” by him toward women at his PBS talk show.
Smiley has worked for six networks over a 30-year career. His radio program “The Tavis Smiley Show” was distributed by Public Radio International from 2005 to 2013. He has been with PBS for 14 seasons.
The investigation into Smiley found that he had engaged in sexual relationships with multiple subordinates and “creating a verbally abusive and threatening environment,” according to Variety.