Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge has ordered TV host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to the Public Broadcasting Service for having multiple affairs with his subordinates.A Washington, D.C., jury found in March that Smiley had breached the morals clause in his contract, following a three-week trial.
The jurors heard deposition testimony from six women who accused Smiley of misconduct.The jury awarded PBS $1.5 million, which included costs and underwriting revenue for the last two seasons of Smiley’s talk show.
But following the trial, the network argued that it should be entitled to additional damages under the morals clause.Judge Yvonne Williams agreed, issuing a ruling on Aug.
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