Tavis Smiley ordered to pay $2.6 million to PBS over workplace sexual misconduct complaints, affairs

foxnews.com:

A judge ordered Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to PBS as a result of a breached morals clause stemming from multiple claims of sexual misconduct with subordinates.

In March, Smiley was determined by a jury to have breached his contract following a three-week trial that saw six women testify that he had propositioned them for sex and threatened consequences if they rejected him.

At the time, the jury awarded PBS $1.5 million to make up the cost of the last two seasons of Smiley’s show. However, according to Variety, the network later argued that it was entitled to more per the morals clause.The outlet reports that Judge Yvonne Williams agreed in her Aug.