The New York attorney general’s office is reportedly investigating claims of sexual harassment, retaliation, and gender discrimination at NBC News.
The fact-finding inquiry is being conducted by the office’s civil division and comes amid a slew of public accusations of mistreatment from women, the Daily Mail reported Monday. A number of women from the company were interviewed during the investigation, which was launched last year in January.
The news of an investigation comes only days after NBC News President Andy Lack announced his intention to retire at the end of the month. Lack, during his tenure at the news network, was accused of covering up a rape allegation against NBC host Matt Lauer, trying to prevent Ronan Farrow and Rich McHugh’s reporting on Harvey Weinstein, and of inappropriately pursuing female subordinates.
Former NBC News anchor Linda Vester, who accused Tom Brokaw of misconduct in 2018, was interviewed by investigators about her allegation.
“They asked me to recount my original experience and wanted to know a lot about the retaliation after I told the Brokaw story and what I thought might be Andy Lack’s involvement in it,” Vester told Variety.
A spokeswoman for NBCUniversal told NBC News that she was unaware of any investigation.
