Charlie Rose attorneys says accusers attempting to exploit #MeToo movement
“The Complaint attempts to seize upon routine workplace interactions and banter and spin them into actionable conduct by omitting the context and tone and using suggestive language,” the motion reads.
The plaintiffs — Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal, and Chelsea Wei — maintain Rose, 76, repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances towards them, with allegations including asking about their sex lives, inviting them to private dinners at his home, and engaging in inappropriate touching and unwanted kissing.
Rose’s lawyers dispute the claim, stating that everyone who worked on Rose’s show was let go when the show was taken off the air.
Wei, who works for CBS, claims that she was demoted after she came forward in revealing her interactions with Rose.
A total of eight women accused Rose of sexual misconduct in an original story by The Washington Post shortly before Thanksgiving in 2017.
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