RadioOnFire.com - MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski addressed the mounting allegations of sexual harassment against contributor Mark Halperin on "Morning Joe" on Friday, telling viewers that the show supports NBC News' decision to suspend him.
Brzezinski that Halperin is a "friend" of the show, but added that the hosts agreed with the decision of NBC executives to remove Halperin as a contributor for NBC and MSNBC.
“Our hearts break for Mark and his family, because he is our friend. But we fully support NBC’s decision here,” Brzezinksi said to the camera.
“We want to know more about these disturbing allegations,” she added. “We want to know the stories. We need to know what happened. And we’re not going to avoid the story just because he is our friend.”
Reports emerged earlier this week that Halperin had been accused of sexual harassment by at least five women during his time at ABC News in the early 2000s.
He is a longtime contributor to "Morning Joe," and was co-authoring a book with writing partner John Heliemann about the 2016 election. Penguin Press and HBO announced Thursday that plans to publish the book and produce a miniseries based on it have been canceled.
Source The Hill
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