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Tavis Smiley Is Fighting To Clear His Name!

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Tavis Smiley is not taking allegations of sexual misconduct against him lightly, the talk show host whose PBS show has been suspended by the network over the allegations is fighting back.

“I have the utmost respect for women and celebrate the courage of those who have come forth to tell their truth,” Smiley said in a video posted to his Facebook page. “To be clear, I have never groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30 years…Never. Ever. Never.”

Smiley says that because of the current sexual harrassment climate that the country is in, PBS simply overacted and the only victim is his reputation.

“Put simply, PBS overreacted and conducted a biased and sloppy investigation, which led to a rush to judgment, and trampling on a reputation that I have spent an entire lifetime trying to establish” he said.

See Smiley’s entire statement:


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