8 Women Accuse Charlie Rose Of Sexual Misconduct

Ohhhhhhh boy. This is something else.

Eight women have accused Charlie Rose of sexual misconduct, and it’s gnarly. It includes accusations of “lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or groping their breasts, buttocks or genital areas.”

The women were employees or aspired to work for Rose at the “Charlie Rose” show from the late 1990s to as recently as 2011. They ranged in age from 21 to 37 at the time of the alleged encounters. Rose, 75, whose show airs on PBS, also co-hosts “CBS This Morning” and is a contributing correspondent for “60 Minutes.”

There are striking commonalities in the accounts of the women, each of whom described their interactions with Rose in multiple interviews with The Post. For all of the women, reporters interviewed friends, colleagues or family members who said the women had confided in them about aspects of the incidents. Three of the eight spoke on the record.

Rose has responded, and believe it or not, he didn’t deny everything. He said he was under the impression that he was pursing “shared feelings.”

“In my 45 years in journalism, I have prided myself on being an advocate for the careers of the women with whom I have worked,” Rose said in a statement provided to The Post. “Nevertheless, in the past few days, claims have been made about my behavior toward some former female colleagues.

“It is essential that these women know I hear them and that I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior. I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.

“I have learned a great deal as a result of these events, and I hope others will too. All of us, including me, are coming to a newer and deeper recognition of the pain caused by conduct in the past, and have come to a profound new respect for women and their lives.”

Wow man. Wow.

My complete support and sympathy are with these women. Charlie Rose was one of my favorite journalists. This is beyond disappointing to learn. https://t.co/wnOlx4iooG

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 20, 2017

Charlie Rose is accused of walking naked in front of assistants multiple times. He says he thought he was “pursuing shared feelings.” https://t.co/0F2b7chfPu pic.twitter.com/CdGdr4onqk

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) November 20, 2017

This is astoundingly careful, detailed, clear reporting here. https://t.co/VLtBmZBnti

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 20, 2017

The Charlie Rose story is awful. https://t.co/zxnSXfpf0C pic.twitter.com/CLAjGPcraH

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 20, 2017

“He was a sexual predator and I was his victim” – A Washington Post investigation into widespread sexual harassment by Charlie Rose. Reporting w/ the brilliant @irin https://t.co/rhUqDEQORx

— Amy Brittain (@AmyJBrittain) November 20, 2017

Charlie Rose deeply apologizes for inappropriate behavior, says he is greatly embarrassed after 8 women tell WP he sexually harassed them https://t.co/npeA4tRHkz

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) November 20, 2017

Check. Add Charlie Rose to my growing list of men whose coverage of Hillary was sexist, and then lo and behold…. https://t.co/cwc5R5d4hc

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 20, 2017

This is wild.