Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA judge has ordered former talk show host Tavis Smiley to pay $2.6 million to PBS for violating the network’s morals clause by engaging in multiple affairs with subordinates.The order upholds a jury finding from March.
Smiley had sued PBS, contending racial bias by the service and wrongful termination without proof. Smiley was initially ordered to pay $1.5 million.
But PBS requested more, citing the morals clause.Judge Yvonne Williams agreed, awarding PBS $2.6 million on August 5. The new order includes $1.9 million in liquidated damages, equal to the money Smiley’s company, TS Media, received from PBS for production on the show’s last two seasons.
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