“When I approached Joy, I had no idea that NBC had a reputation for not breaking news about men accused of sexual assault,” Abrams wrote in her Daily Beast essay. Last year, Abrams’ story was finally published in The Hollywood Reporter , where she also detailed her issues with NBC News. A woman who accused music mogul Russell Simmons of rape and former “Extra” host A.J. After months of back and forth, Abrams wrote that she realized “NBC had no intention of airing my interview.”“Just like that, NBC threw Joy and me under the bus. NBC News Chairman Andy “Lack’s response has triggered painful memories of how NBC handled my sexual assault accusations against Russell Simmons and A.J.

Source: Huffington Post October 21, 2019 15:45 UTC