• Tavis Smiley ordered to pay PBS $2.6M for sexual misconduct

    Tavis Smiley ordered to pay PBS $2.6M for sexual misconduct

    A judge has ordered TV host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to the Public Broadcasting Service for having multiple affairs with his subordinates. A Washington, D.C., jury found in March that Smiley had breached the morals clause in his contract, following a three-week trial. The jurors heard deposition testimony from six women who accused …