NBCUniversal CEO’s Ouster Came After CNBC Anchor Alleged Sexual Harassment, Lawyer Says

A lawyer for a CNBC anchor stated on Monday that her shopper has accused NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of sexual harassment, sooner or later after the chief was ousted for “inappropriate conduct.”

Comcast, the father or mother firm of NBCUniversal, introduced on Sunday that Shell was leaving the corporate “efficient instantly” after an investigation into what the chief stated was an “inappropriate relationship with a girl within the firm.”

However sooner or later later, a lawyer for a CNBC anchor and worldwide correspondent Hadley Gamble advised a number ofshops that the investigation into Shell stemmed from her shopper submitting a grievance accusing him of sexual harassment and intercourse discrimination. CNBC is a unit of NBCUniversal.

The journalist’s title was first reported by Deadline. Gamble’s lawyer, Suzanne McKie, didn't title her shopper within the assertion.

“Given these circumstances, it is vitally disappointing that my shopper’s title has been launched and her privateness violated,” McKie stated in her assertion.

Comcast and NBCUniversal haven't but responded to HuffPost’s request for remark in response to Gamble’s allegations, and query about why Comcast’s assertion on Shell’s ouster didn't embody the allegations.

Gamble covers power, geopolitics and monetary markets, in keeping with CNBC’s web site in addition to her Twitter profile. She is predicated within the community’s Center East headquarters within the United Arab Emirates, the place she anchors CNBC’s each day “Capital Connection” present.

Shell has not but responded to McKie’s feedback, however launched a quick assertion on Sunday about his exit from the corporate.

“I’m actually sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down, they're essentially the most proficient individuals within the enterprise and the chance to work with them the final 19 years has been a privilege,” he stated.

Shell had been with the corporate since 2004, and led NBCUniversal as CEO since 2020. Comcast has not introduced who would succeed Shell.

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