{"id":69413,"date":"2023-04-26T17:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=69413"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T05:06:26","slug":"a-prominent-ceo-was-fired-over-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-by-a-dubai-based-news-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/a-prominent-ceo-was-fired-over-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-by-a-dubai-based-news-anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Prominent CEO Was Fired Over Allegations Of Sexual Harassment By A Dubai-Based News Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell has been accused of sexual harassment and sex discrimination by a prominent CNBC anchor and international correspondent based in Dubai.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Comcast, the parent company of NBC Universal and CNBC announced that Jeff Shell would be exiting his position after investigations into claims of sexual harassment and sex discrimination<\/h2>\n

Title image (left) via Axios<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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In\u00a0a Securities and Exchange Commission document filed on Monday<\/a>, the statement by Comcast read:<\/h2>\n
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“Following a complaint that Jeffrey Shell, CEO of NBCUniversal, engaged in inappropriate conduct with a female employee, including allegations of sexual harassment, Comcast Corporation (the \u201cCompany\u201d) retained outside counsel to investigate the allegations. During the investigation, evidence was uncovered that corroborated the allegations. As a consequence, on April 23, 2023, the Company terminated Mr. Shell\u2019s employment With Cause under his employment agreement, effective immediately.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jeffrey Shell also put out a statement which read:<\/h2>\n
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“I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret, I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It can be confirmed that the CNBC anchor who filed the complaint is based in Dubai<\/h2>\n

Lovin Dubai is withholding the identity of the anchor out of respect for her privacy.<\/p>\n

The anchor’s lawyer, McKie commented:<\/a><\/p>\n

“Given these circumstances…it is very disappointing that my client\u2019s name has been released and her privacy violated.”<\/p>\n

The story was first reported by the entertainment news website Deadline.<\/p>\n

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