Author: Sarah Mervosh / Source: New York Times
CBS Television Studios has fired a former showrunner of “NCIS: New Orleans” who had been under investigation for allegations of inappropriate behavior.
The former producer, Brad Kern, was terminated on Monday, a spokeswoman for CBS Television Studios said in a statement.
“We have ended Brad Kern’s role as consulting producer on ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ and his overall deal with the studio,” according to the statement, which gave no further details.
Mr. Kern had been accused of misconduct ranging from mistreatment of women to racially insensitive comments, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A spokesman for Mr. Kern declined to comment Tuesday evening.
His firing comes during a broader cleanup at CBS, where a series of high-profile men have been ousted amid scandal, including Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of the CBS Corporation, who stepped down last month after he was accused of sexual…
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