Chris Matthews has broken his silence after announcing he was retiring from his MSNBC show “Hardball” mid-broadcast after allegations surfaced of inappropriate comments he made to women.
In a feature in GQ, writer Laura Bassett recalled her own “sexist run-in” with Matthews, alleging that she was getting her makeup done in preparation for appearing on “Hardball” when Matthews joked, “Keep putting makeup on her, I’ll fall in love with her.” Days after the article appeared, Matthews told viewers that “I’m retiring,” adding, “Comments on a woman’s appearance that some men, including me, once incorrectly thought were okay, were never okay.
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