'And in 1999, an assistant producer accused Matthews of sexual harassment. Curtis Houck. Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. 'In fact, Matthews's whole modus operandi seems to be inviting smart women onto his show, flirting with them or otherwise making them uncomfortable before or while the camera rolls, asking them a question on air and then immediately interrupting them to tell them why they're wrong,' Bassett asserts.
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I'm pretty sure that behavior doesn't rise to the level of illegal sexual harassment,' she said. She specifically references comments Matthews made to Erin Burnett where he allegedly told her on air: 'You're a knockout... it's all right getting bad news from you.' ''Again—Matthews was never my boss. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: This content is currently not available in your region. Basset's fury comes on the heel of a tense exchange between the Hardball host and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren over comments she made regarding allegations against Michael Bloomberg.During the back and forth, Matthews repeatedly asked Warren why Bloomberg would lie about pregnancy discrimination to which the Massachusetts senator retorted: 'Why would she lie?' She says that said that she 'didn't know,' to which Matthews told the makeup artist: 'Make sure you wipe this off her face after the show. 'Bassett continues lambasting Matthews, stating that he could have asked important follow up questions about the role NDAs play in abusive power structures. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. I'm not anymore; it was Chris Matthews! And that's downright irresponsible.' Laura Bassett is an award-winning freelance journalist writing about politics, gender and culture. Plan for 'Covid-secure marshals' who will enforce rules on social gatherings...Cut quarantine to five days: Airline bosses tell Boris Johnson to set up testing of passengers in three...Heathrow boss urges ministers to fast-track wider access to a Covid test his airport has trialled that gives...Model, 32, is sent string of creepy texts from bar worker after leaving her phone number on pub's Track and...The EYES have it! Almost all COVID fatalities are among older people while deaths...Birmingham faces looming lockdown as West Midlands mayor admits city-wide restrictions now 'very likely' as...Police chief with suspected COVID-19 killed himself while quarantining in the guest house in his family's...Christmas on hold: Chris Whitty blames huge spike in cases among 17-29 year-olds for tough new restrictions...Elite universities reveal covid testing plans as Exeter signs contract with private company to offer...'The worst sort of busybodies!' She consulted on Netflix’ Emmy See our Chris Matthews demands to know why Warren believes the woman who accused Bloomberg of telling her to "kill" her unborn child: "You’re confident of your accusation?" February 29th, 2020 12:38 PM. GQ Magazine political columnist Laura Bassett named Matthews as the cable news host that she referenced in a 2017 personal essay for Huffington Pos .