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Tavis Smiley Exposed by ‘Senior Producer’ As A Misogynist Who Has Contempt for White People in Scathing Report

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 09: Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the ‘Tavis Smiley’ panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour *A man who worked as a senior producer for Tavis Smiley has exposed the talk show host as being a self-absorbed misogynist who has contempt for white people… […]

WBTVG to Develop New Television Series Projects Based on Tavis Smiley’s Books

Warner Bros. Television Group Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Pod Deal with Broadcaster/Author/Producer Tavis Smiley *BURBANK, Calif. — Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year development and production pod deal with celebrated broadcaster, author and producer Tavis Smiley, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Television Group President and Chief Content Officer Peter Roth. Under […]

Tavis Smiley Trashes PBS on ‘GMA’; PBS Claps Back: He ‘Needs to Get His Story Straight’ (Watch)

Tavis Smiley on “Good Morning America” (Dec. 18, 2017) *Embattled talk show host Tavis Smiley blasted his former employer PBS Monday for suspending distribution of his nightly show amid claims of sexual harassment, and the rebuke prompted PBS to clap back with receipts supporting its punitive action. During a live interview on “Good Morning […]

Tavis Smiley Responds to PBS’ Sexual Abuse Allegations & Looks Forward to Court Date of Feb 10

* Tavis Smiley is back in the news because a new report from a PBS-hired external investigator has been unsealed. It’s NOT good news for Smiley. In a nutshell, the report says Smiley’s alleged misconduct dates back decades and spans inappropriate sexual comments and touching, verbal abuse, as well as sexual relationships with subordinates and guests […]

Tavis Smiley Hits PBS with Lawsuit Amid Accusations of Sexual Misconduct

Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the ‘Tavis Smiley’ panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2011, in Pasadena, California. *Tavis Smiley’s PBS series was pulled from the air in December after he was hit with accusations of misconduct. Now the […]

PBS Countersues Tavis Smiley: New Witnesses Detail Sexual Misconduct

Tavis Smiley *There’s more bad news for Tavis Smiley regarding his sexual misconduct allegations which caused him to lose his association with PBS at the end of 2017. The network has responded to his breach-of-contract lawsuit. In papers filed in Superior Court in Washington, D.C., PBS said more witnesses spoke to an independent investigator […]

Let’s Talk Tavis Smiley’s ‘Unapologetically Progressive’ KBLA 1580 Radio / PHOTOS

Tavis Smiley: Photo Credit, Ricky Richardson *Los Angeles – The African American community of Greater Los Angeles and the nation is rejoicing. Los Angeles welcomed it’s first and only “Unapologetically Progressive” talk radio station. You should have heard this exciting news that the station was launched at the stroke of midnight on June 19, […]

Tavis Smiley Sues PBS Over Sexual Misconduct Suspension, Claims Race Was a Factor

Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the ‘Tavis Smiley’ panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2011 in Pasadena, California. *Tavis Smiley sued PBS on Tuesday, claiming the network breached its contract and damaged his production company when it fired him […]

Tavis Smiley Must Pay $1.5 Million PBS for Violating Morals Clause Says Jury

*Sh*t just went from bad to worse for Tavis Smiley. That’s because a jury in Washington DC just decided that he must pay $1.5 million to his former employer, PBS for workplace sexual misconduct. Smiley, who hosted a talk show on the network was dismissed back in 2017 following “troubled, but credible allegations” PBS said […]

Dominique Di Prima Leaves Stevie Wonder’s KJLH to Join Tavis Smiley’s New KBLA Talk 1580

Tavis Smile/ Getty *As we previously reported, Tavis Smiley is set to launch KBLA Talk 1580 on June 19, Juneteenth, dubbed the first “Unapologetically Progressive” Black-owned and operated, talk radio station in Southern California. We previously reported, not only is Smiley acquiring an entire broadcasting station, but a multidimensional one at that, that has room […]

Tavis Smiley Produces TV Show About Michael Jackson’s Last Days

* Tavis Smiley’s exclusive multi-year development and production pod deal with Warner Bros. Television Group will include a TV series about the last days of Michael Jackson. Deadline reports the deal will involve Smiley developing scripted TV series for broadcast and cable. The first items to come from the deal will be TV series adaptations […]

Tavis Smiley’s Lawsuit Against PBS is A Big FAIL So Far

Photo Credit: Twitter.com *It appears things aren’t going too well for Tavis Smiley in his bid to get PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) to hand over internal documents dating back decades as part of his lawsuit Against the network. Not only has been unsuccessful, he’s had two of his claims have been dismissed. The bottom line […]

Tavis Smiley Announces New ‘Inspirational’ Show Following PBS Sex Scandal

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 09: Talk show host Tavis Smiley speaks during the ‘Tavis Smiley’ panel at the PBS portion of the 2011 Winter TCA press tour held at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2011, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) *Less than a month after PBS dropped Tavis Smiley’s talk […]

PBS Suspends Tavis Smiley Following ‘Troubling’ Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Photo Credit: Twitter.com *PBS has suspended late-night talk show host Tavis Smiley amid sexual misconduct allegations after an investigation uncovered “credible” witnesses.  “Effective today, PBS has indefinitely suspended distribution of ‘Tavis Smiley,’ produced by TS Media, an independent production company,” the public broadcaster said. “PBS engaged an outside law firm to conduct an investigation immediately after learning of troubling […]

Tavis Smiley, Kenny Leon Developing Play About Maya Angelou

*One year after Maya Angelou’s death, TV and radio host Tavis Smiley is joining with Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon to develop a stage adaptation of “My Journey With Maya,” Smiley’s new memoir about their longtime friendship. “I haven’t been this excited by a project in a long, long time,” Leon told the Associated Press. […]
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