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NBCUniversal’s Jeff Shell Was Fired After Harassment Complaint



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Jeff Shell was fired as NBCUniversal’s chief executive after an anchor at one of the company’s news networks lodged a sexual harassment complaint against him, a lawyer for the anchor said on Monday.The lawyer, Suzanne McKie, said her client, Hadley Gamble, a senior international correspondent at CNBC, had given investigators at NBCUniversal messages that documented instances of harassment by Mr. Shell.The details were confirmed by another person with knowledge of the investigation, who also said Mr. Shell was fired on Sunday for cause and would not receive severance pay. The person requested anonymity to discuss a personnel matter. Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, said in a securities filing Monday afternoon that it had uncovered evidence that cor …

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