Tavis Smiley, who was abruptly let go by PBS last week over accusations of sexual misconduct, said the network has decided to continue its probe into the allegations.
Calling it “a bit of breaking news,” Smiley told morning show “Good Day New York” Tuesday that he just got a letter from PBS, informing him of the network’s decision.
“After they dragged me through the mud, now they want to continue the investigation,” he said. “My point was that you rushed to judgement, you got spooked by all these stories, and now we find there’s really nothing there… it’s insane.”
But a PBS spokeswoman told TheWrap the investigation had never closed, insisting it was only following up on a request to interview current employees of Smiley’s company, TS Media.