Tavis Smiley ordered to pay PBS $2.6M for sexual misconduct

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA judge has ordered former talk show host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to PBS for violating the network’s morals clause by engaging in multiple affairs with subordinates.The order upholds a jury finding from March. Smiley had sued PBS, contending racial bias by the service and wrongful termination without proof.  Smiley was initially ordered to pay $1.5 million.

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.

multiple affairs with his subordinates.The jurors heard deposition testimony from six women who accused Smiley of misconduct over the course of a three-week trial — bringing them some hopeful closure for these incidents.The $2.6 million awarded to PBS includes $1.9 million in “liquidated damages.” The awarded money also includes $702,898 to reimburse corporate underwriters for the money they paid to TS Media during the two seasons. Smiley also will not be able to ask for a reduction in the jury award.One woman testified at the trial that Smiley made quite a few sexual advances.

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.