Brokaw Comes Out SWINGING Against Former Anchor Who Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment

As I mentioned last night, Tom Brokaw is the latest head on #MeToo’s chopping block.

I don’t know if he’s guilty of what he’s being accused of.

What I do know is that there’s no real PROOF of anything yet… but his life has already been turned upside down.

I’m not a “fan” of his by any means, but that troubles me.

According to this:

Tom Brokaw denied the allegations made by former NBC employee Linda Vester in a scathing email that was sent to the legendary anchor’s co-workers and friends on Friday.

‘It is 4:00 am on the first day of my new life as an accused predator in the universe of American journalism,’ writes Brokaw.

Wow. That image sort of puts this in perspective, doesn’t it?

‘I was ambushed and then perp walked across the pages of The Washington Post and Variety as an avatar of male misogyny, taken to the guillotine and stripped of any honor and achievement I had earned in more than a half century of journalism and citizenship.’

Brokaw went on to write about the incredible hurt this accusation caused him, as well as the hate he has for his accuser.

If he’s lying… well, that’s low.

If he’s not, and is completely innocent, he has EVERY RIGHT to hate her.

These accusations ruin LIVES, people. They should be taken seriously.

The repercussions are already being felt by Brokaw, who elected to cancel his planned commencement speech at Sacred Heart University next month.

‘I am angry, hurt and unmoored from what I thought would be the final passage of my life and career, a mix of written and broadcast journalism, philanthropy and participation in environmental and social causes that have always given extra meaning to my life, noted Brokaw.

‘Instead I am facing a long list of grievances from a former colleague who left NBC News angry that she had failed in her pursuit of stardom.’

As I said… he comes out swinging.

He’s not holding back on her at all.

He continued: ‘She has unleashed a torrent of unsubstantiated criticism and attacks on me more than twenty years after I opened the door for her and a new job at Fox news.’

Brokaw then tried to explain what happened between himself and Vester on the night in question, while also criticizing how the press handled the claims.

‘Linda Vester was given the run of the Washington Post and Variety to vent her grievances, to complain that I tickled her without permission (you read that right), that I invaded her hotel room, accepted an invitation to her apartment under false pretenses and in general was given a free hand to try to destroy all that I have achieved with my family, my NBC career, my writing and my citizenship,’ stated Brokaw.

‘My family and friends are stunned and supportive. My NBC colleagues are bewildered that Vester, who had limited success at NBC News, a modest career at Fox and a reputation as a colleague who had trouble with the truth was suddenly the keeper of the flame of journalistic integrity.’

I mean… this will undoubtedly get ugly.

Linda Vester – a war correspondent for the network in the 1990s, who today runs a website for mothers – came forward to accuse legendary newsman who hosted NBC Nightly News for 22 years.

She told The Washington Post and Variety magazine that Brokaw, 26 years her elder, forcibly tried to kiss her twice in 1994 and 1995, while he was the network’s star anchor.

Brokaw says only that he met Vester twice, ‘both at her request’ because she wanted career advice.

‘The meetings were brief, cordial and appropriate, and despite Linda’s allegations, I made no romantic overtures towards her at that time or any other,’ he said in a statement.

Another woman, a 24-year-old production assistant at the time, has also accused Brokaw of sexual harassment dating back to the same period, allegations he also denied.

Yup… it’s gonna get REALLY ugly.

US television networks have been rocked by a series of accusations as the United States grapples with the cultural shift of the #MeToo movement.

NBC sacked Matt Lauer, the host of its flagship “Today” program last November. CBS News fired Charlie Rose a few days earlier and Fox News dropped Bill O’Reilly in 2017.

Lauer was the biggest media scalp so far in the US watershed on sexual misconduct, and criticism has mounted against NBC for allegedly not doing enough to counter what some have called a culture of harassment.

‘I am speaking out now because NBC has failed to hire outside counsel to investigate a genuine, long-standing problem of sexual misconduct in the news division,’ Vester was quoted as saying by The Washington Post.

Thoughts?