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NBC staffers felt pressured to sign letter defending Brokaw
By Emily Smith
April 30, 2018 | 8:46pm
Female staffers at NBC News are complaining they felt under huge pressure to sign the “women’s letter†defending Tom Brokaw against sexual harassment allegations.
After former colleague Linda Vester claimed he “groped and assaulted†her in the ’90s, plus an anonymous assistant alleged he had made unwanted advances, more than 115 women signed the letter hailing the veteran anchor as “a man of tremendous decency and integrity.â€
Big names backing Brokaw include Rachel Maddow, Mika Brzezinski, Andrea Mitchell and Maria Shriver. Brokaw angrily denied Vester’s claims, likening them to “a drive by shooting.â€
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