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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 4 May 2018

More women accuse Rose; some say they alerted CBS managers

By DAVID BAUDER appropriate behavior.
NEW YORK (AP) — With 27 Some of the women told
more women alleging for- the Post they feared report-
mer news anchor Charlie ing bad behavior to their
Rose of sexual misconduct, bosses because the net-
a report Thursday calls into work was more concerned
question CBS News' claims about the male TV person-
that his behavior was a sur- alities. "I had been there
prise before he was fired long enough to know that
last November. it was just the way things
The Washington Post said went," said Sophie Gayter,
that on least three occa- 27, who said Rose groped
sions prior to that, women her while they walked
reported discomfort about down a hall. "People said
Rose's actions to superiors. what they wanted to you.
Rose was fired as "CBS This People did what they
Morning" anchor and PBS wanted to you."
cancelled his interview Eleanor McManus, co-
show after an earlier Post founder of Press Forward, a
report on women who said group of women who have
he groped them, made been victims of sexual mis-
lewd remarks or walked conduct in newsrooms, said
around naked around the Post report illustrated a
them. systematic problem across
In one new allegation, a news organizations that
former research assistant needed to be addressed.
said Rose exposed his penis "It's pretty clear that there
and touched her breasts In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, Charlie Rose attends New York Magazine's 50th Anniversary Cel- were people in manage-
when they worked at NBC ebration at Katz's Delicatessen in New York. ment who were aware
News' Washington bureau Associated Press that there was a problem,
in 1976. and nothing was done,"
The Post said Rose, 76, told three episodes where word alone with him anymore." who worked the night shift McManus told The Asso-
the newspaper in an email had reportedly spread: —In 2011, a woman who was noticed by Rose last ciated Press on Thursday.
that its story was inaccu- —Annmarie Parr was a worked at "CBS This Morn- year. He began taking her With the stories that have
rate and unfair. 22-year-old news clerk in ing" said Rose forcibly to expensive restaurants come out about the likes of
Since Rose was fired, CBS 1986 when she handed kissed her at a holiday par- and talked about other Rose, Matt Lauer and Matt
News said it has taken steps Rose a script and he asked ty. She complained to the jobs. The executive assis- Halperin, the networks are
to ensure a safer work- whether she enjoyed sex show's top producer, Chris tant to the show's new pro- making strides but women
place, including mandato- and how often she liked Licht, but asked him not to ducer, Ryan Kadro, said need to know they can re-
ry misconduct training. Net- to have it. She told a se- tell human resources about she told her boss about the port wrongdoings without
work news President David nior producer about it and it. Licht told the newspaper attention Rose was pay- repercussions, she said.
Rhodes and other key said she didn't want to be he followed her wishes and ing to the young woman, CBS News said it could not
managers have said they alone with Rose, and said also talked to Rose about and said he did not seem confirm or corroborate
were unaware of Rose's ac- her boss laughed and said, the incident. alarmed. Kadro disputed many of the stories told by
tions. Yet the Post outlined "Fine, you don't have to be —A 24-year-old woman that she told him about in- The Post.q

Leon Bridges explores new dimensions on 'Good Thing'

By PABLO GORONDI where in the mid '60s. "Bad by falsetto oohs and ahhs,
Associated Press Bad News," the first single, "You Don't Know" sounds
Leon Bridges, "Good Thing" gracefully picks up the ripe for summer success.
(Columbia Records) pace and comes rhythmi- Bridges displays his stron-
Leon Bridges explores new cally even closer to the gest passion and fire on
musical dimensions on present. It offers a booster the album's closing tracks,
"Good Thing," updating the shoot to his confidence — "I not to be missed. There's no
retro soul of his acclaimed made a good, good thing/ subtlety in the bluesy "Mrs.,"
debut with a fresher ap- Out of bad, bad news" — which struggles to recon-
proach and more person- as well as the source of cile the emotional and
al lyrics, all without erod- the album title. "Beyond," physical aspects of a rela-
ing the smoothness of his a touching, refreshingly in- tionship, while the autobio-
sounds. nocent confession to Mom graphical "Georgia to Tex-
With its string section and about the absolute joy of as" is singer-songwriter jazz,
impassioned vocals, '70s- finding your soul mate, has with countermelodies and
style opening ballad "Bet a Macy Gray vibe, while an illuminated saxophone
Ain't Worth the Hand" al- guitars spread across the solo by Jeff Dazey.
lows for a smooth transi- stereo channels provide "If Bridges' voice remains his
tion from "Coming Home," It Feels Good (Then It Must biggest strength but "Good
his Grammy-nominated Be)" its uptown/downtown Things" is proof positive that This cover image released by Columbia Records shows "Good
first album, which musi- funky grooves. At under 3 the rest of his artistry is fast Thing," a release by Leon Bridges. Associated Press
cally placed Bridges some- minutes and highlighted catching up.q