Neil deGrasse Tyson Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct

Two new allegations surfaced last week, following an earlier accusation of rape.

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Update (March 18): The New York Times reports that Fox and National Geographic have completed their investigations into the allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson, and that his shows will return to the air. The investigators' conclusions have not been released.

Fox Broadcasting Company and National Geographic are investigating sexual misconduct allegations against astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who stars in the TV show “Cosmos,” aired by Fox and the National Geographic Channel, Buzzfeed reports. Last week, two women, a former assistant to Tyson and a physics and astronomy professor, made sexual misconduct allegations against Tyson in interviews given to the website Patheos. These allegations follow a 2017 rape allegation against Tyson, also reported on Patheos, by a former graduate school classmate of his.

“The credo at the heart of Cosmos is to follow the evidence wherever it leads. The producers of Cosmos can ...

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