PBS Suspends The Tavis Smiley Show Over 'Troubling Allegations'

Tavis Smiley

Longtime radio commentator, TV talk show host and author TAVIS SMILEY has had his public TV show suspended by PBS amid "troubling allegations."

CNN reports PBS, "said WEDNESDAY that it had hired an outside law firm to handle an investigation into the matter. 'The inquiry uncovered multiple, credible allegations of conduct that is inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS, and the totality of this information led to today's decision," the company said in a statement.

In a statement posted on his FACEBOOK page last night, SMILEY said he was "as shocked as anyone else by PBS' announcement," adding,
"I have never groped, coerced, or exposed myself inappropriately to any workplace colleague in my entire broadcast career, covering 6 networks over 30 years. Never. Ever. Never."

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