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| NBCUniversal boss Jeff Shell out after claim of misconduct | |
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| NBCUniversal chief executive Jeff Shell has left the US media and entertainment giant following an allegation against him of sexual harassment, its parent company has said. | |
| His departure comes after an outside firm conducted an investigation over a complaint about Mr Shell's conduct. | |
| The network's parent company Comcast initially said he was let go over an "inappropriate relationship". | |
| The executive has apologised following his removal. | |
| "I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret," Mr Shell said in a statement. | |
| "I'm truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down." | |
| Comcast has not yet said who will be the new NBCUniversal boss. | |
| The parent company said in a statement on Sunday that it had "mutually agreed that Mr Shell will depart effective immediately" following the investigation into his alleged conduct. | |
| The probe was led by outside counsel, Comcast said, and was launched after a harassment complaint was filed against Mr Shell by an employee for a Comcast-owned channel. | |
| "The investigation into Mr Shell arose from a complaint by my client of sexual harassment and sex discrimination," Suzanne McKie, a London-based lawyer for the staff member, told the Wall Street Journal. The BBC is not naming the accuser to protect her privacy. | |
| In a regulatory filing on Monday, Comcast said the probe had uncovered evidence of sexual harassment. | |
| NBCUniversal's senior executives will report directly to Comcast president Mike Cavanagh until a successor for Mr Shell is found. | |
| "We built this company on a culture of integrity. Nothing is more important than how we treat each other," Mr Cavanagh and Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts said in a company-wide email seen by the BBC. | "We built this company on a culture of integrity. Nothing is more important than how we treat each other," Mr Cavanagh and Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts said in a company-wide email seen by the BBC. |
| "When our principles and policies are violated, we will always move quickly to take appropriate action, as we have done here," they added. | "When our principles and policies are violated, we will always move quickly to take appropriate action, as we have done here," they added. |
| The company is home to NBC, which is one of America's biggest television networks, business news channel CNBC, and major Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures. | The company is home to NBC, which is one of America's biggest television networks, business news channel CNBC, and major Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures. |
| Mr Shell, who is married, has been at the company for almost two decades and took over as NBCUniversal chief executive in January 2020 - months later, much of the world shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. | |
| Lockdowns forced the closure of theme parks and cinemas, while film and television productions were halted. | Lockdowns forced the closure of theme parks and cinemas, while film and television productions were halted. |
| During his tenure, he launched a shakeup of the company, with the aim to make its streaming business and traditional TV operations work more closely together. | |
| As well as owning NBCUniversal, Comcast's operations also include Europe's largest pay-TV broadcaster Sky Group. | As well as owning NBCUniversal, Comcast's operations also include Europe's largest pay-TV broadcaster Sky Group. |
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