Charlie Rose Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit with Former Employees

The settlement resolves a six-year legal battle over allegations of misconduct during Rose's tenure at CBS and PBS, though terms remain confidential.

Charlie Rose, former CBS and PBS host, has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by three ex-employees, Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal, and Yuqing Wei, in 2018.
The lawsuit accused Rose of repeated verbal and physical harassment, including inappropriate comments and unwanted touching, during their employment in their 20s.
The plaintiffs stated that, after years of legal proceedings, they acknowledge different interpretations of Rose’s behavior and assign no bad motive or ill intent to him.
The case was resolved just before it was set to go to trial in Manhattan, with the settlement terms undisclosed and the lawsuit dismissed with prejudice.
Rose, now 82, was fired in 2017 following allegations from over two dozen women during the #MeToo movement and has since maintained a low public profile, hosting a YouTube interview series.