Neil deGrasse Tyson investigated after sexual misconduct allegations; issues lengthy statement
Fox and the producers of its popular science program Cosmos have both issued statements today in regards to recent allegations of sexual misconduct against host Neil deGrasse Tyson, stating that they’re investigating the charges raised in a recent report posted to the website Patheos . In it, author David G. McAfee writes that two women—Dr. Katelyn N. Allers, and Tyson’s former assistant, Ashley Watson—have both accused the well-known astrophysicist of exhibiting sexually inappropriate behavior toward them. Another woman, musician Tchiya Amet, has reportedly previously accused Tyson of sexually assaulting her when they were both in graduate school together. (Those allegations and a subsequent interview with Amet were also reported by McAfee for Patheos , which focuses, among other topics, on the atheist/skeptic community.) Producers on Cosmos —which airs jointly on Fox and National Geographic, and which has a new season,...