NBC Threatened to ‘Smear’ Journalist Who Was About to Break Harvey Weinstein Story: Report

(ANTIMEDIA) — NBC News attempted to shut down journalist Ronan Farrow’s reporting on sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, according to sources cited in the Daily Beast and claims made by Farrow’s producer in the New York Times this week. Citing “multiple sources familiar with the matter,” the Daily Beast reported that NBC News’ General Counsel Susan Weiner “made a series of phone calls to Farrow, threatening to smear him if he […]