We were told that this was an evil Harvey Weinstein tactic. But it's allegedly alive and well at CBS News.
CBS has been using NDAs to try and suppress potential sources for an upcoming exposé about Charlie Rose’s sexual misconduct. And top network execs who worked on Rose’s shows are panicking that they’ll be accused of turning a blind eye to his sexual misconduct.
We’re told that CBS News president David Rhodes, “CBS This Morning” executive producer Ryan Kadro, “60 Minutes” executive producer Jeff Fager and former “CBS This Morning” executive producer Chris Licht are all terrified about a looming Washington Post investigation that’s now been in the works for months.
Maybe David can bring in his brother to help out. If he isn't all tied up in Tehran.
“A lot of people have NDAs, and CBS [execs] have told staff who they believe have spoken to the Washington Post that they’ll enforce them,” said another network source.
Meanwhile, a source accused CBS News of hypocrisy — for framing alleged Donald Trump mistress Stormy Daniels as brave for breaking her NDA to speak to the network’s “60 Minutes” but warning its own staff about breaking theirs.
It's okay. We all know that it's different when they do it. That, and not the NDAs, is really why Harvey was able to get away with it for so long.
Meanwhile it's interesting that the Post, unlike CBS, CNN, ABC, NPR and the New York Times, hasn't had its own #MeToo scandal yet. Are the Post people just better? Are their NDAs better? Or does all that Amazon cash provide for much more generous checks. Who knows.
But it is something to watch.