Charlie Rose attorneys says accusers attempting to exploit #MeToo movement

The Hill ^ | 09/07/18 | Joe Concha

[yesthatjallen]

The legal team for former CBS and PBS host Charlie Rose say his accusers are attempting to build up "routine interactions" into allegations of sexual harassment, according to a motion filed in New York Supreme Court on Friday.

The motion comes four months after Rose was sued by three employees who all claim the "CBS This Morning" co-host made lewd remarks and touched them inappropriately while stating they faced retaliation at their jobs for raising the issues.

Rose's attorneys filed the motion in an attempt to get their lawsuit dismissed. The motion argues the accusers are overstating the allegations in an attempt to capitalize on the #MeToo movement.

“The Complaint attempts to seize upon routine workplace interactions and banter and spin them into actionable conduct by omitting the context and tone and using suggestive language,” the motion reads.

The plaintiffs — Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal, and Chelsea Wei — maintain Rose, 76, repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances towards them, with allegations including asking about their sex lives, inviting them to private dinners at his home, and engaging in inappropriate touching and unwanted kissing.

Harris and McNeal, who worked for Rose's PBS program, said they were fired after accusing the host of sexual harassment in November 2017.

Rose's lawyers dispute the claim, stating that everyone who worked on Rose's show was let go when the show was taken off the air.

Wei, who works for CBS, claims that she was demoted after she came forward in revealing her interactions with Rose.

A total of eight women accused Rose of sexual misconduct in an original story by The Washington Post shortly before Thanksgiving in 2017.

[yesthatjallen]

'Da b*tch lied!' - CBS

[Yaelle]

Yeah, this is not fair. It was totally ok for aging naked hosts in open bathrobes to caress and comment on their female subordinates in 2016! So why punish them in 2018 just because of the #metoo movement??

[DoughtyOne]

Ya think?

This was chum to every female shark within 100 miles.

[Nachoman]

#metoo movement means all high-profile males are in the cross hairs.

[SMARTY]

She made herself ‘unemployable’ because now-no employer wants her around. She is potentially a law suit waiting to happen

Careful what you ask for ....

[bicyclerepair]

That darn Bush doctrine.

[bicyclerepair]

I hope he gets bled dry for how he treated Palin in that Bush doctrine interview.

[1Old Pro]

So he’s saying that hosting dinner parties in his undies is normal?

[ETL]

There's only one that I both groped and walked naked in front -- my married secretary

[MrEdd]

She wouldn’t put out.
He showed her.

[ETL]

Friends, this has NOT been a particularly good week for me... As you probably heard I got busted for walking naked in front of some women, and groping others...

[ETL]

Friends, in just a moment we will run a clip of me walking around naked... This may not be for everyone... So if you have young children I suggest you ask them to leave the room...

[PGR88]

The plaintiffs — maintain Rose, 76, repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances towards them

Hey baby, I'm gonna take this blue pill, and be back in 1 hour to grab your @ss!

[ETL]

I just can't understand why this guy got upset over me walking around naked in front of his wife... It's not like it was the first time

[ETL]

"During the Monica years I would see Bill walking the halls of the White House late at night completely naked..."

[ETL]

C'mon baby, give it up. I have a show to do in a few minutes...

[ETL]

Chrissy: Did you really walk around naked, Charlie? Tell me all about it... And where and when might you do it again...

[1Old Pro]

Lurch?

[ETL]

Make up your own caption...

[ETL]

So, Bill, let me get this straight, is this what Monica did?