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‘60 Minutes’ Producer Fired for Bullying Sues CBS

‘BOGUS INVESTIGATION’

Alexandra Poolos claims the network ignored worse behavior by men.

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A producer fired from 60 Minutes for alleged bullying has sued CBS, claiming the network ignored far worse behavior by men and was a hotbed of “sexism and misogyny.” Alexandra Poolos claims CBS launched a “bogus investigation” into her after an underling complained about her, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She also says that a former boss at the news show “emotionally abused and sexually harassed her for years” but that she was dissuaded from complaining.

Read it at The Hollywood Reporter