All posts tagged "Sexual Harassment Allegations"

Former "GMA" host Joan Lunden has alleged that her former ABC boss sexually harassed her during the early days of her career, according to a USA Today report Tuesday.

Lunden co-anchored the morning show from 1980 to 1997 and revealed that the harassment happened during her time as host at WABC when she was just 25 years old. She did not identify the former boss connected to the allegations.

The Emmy-nominated broadcaster detailed her experiences as a reporter and anchor at the New York station from 1975 until she joined "GMA" in 1980 in her new book "Joan: Life Beyond the Script." In the book, she referred to her former boss as "Ted," who asked her to join a work meet-up on Fire Island, calling the event a "good opportunity for you to socialize with the rest of the team."...

Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner pleaded guilty Tuesday to three charges related to the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office after less than a year.

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A campaign seeking to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who has resisted mounting pressure to resign over sexual harassment allegations, shifted into high hear on Sunday as organizers began collecting signatures for a petition demanding his ouster.

Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips said Herman Cain should drop out of the presidential race after the candidate appeared to have an extremely difficult time answering a simple question about Libya.

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates said on Saturday they would stop Iran from developing an atomic bomb but differed over how to do it in a debate that tested their knowledge of world hotspots.

GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has a new challenge to contend with as presidential candidates brace for another debate on Saturday -- the rise of Newt Gingrich.