Report: NBC Paid off Worker Who Accused Chris Matthews of Sexual Harassment

Questions of lack of transparency and conflict of interest abound as the NBC probe into sexual misconduct in the workplace remains an internal review process. A view of signage on the entrance to NBC Studios, Nov. 29, 2017 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

NBC paid a significant sum of money to an assistant producer on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” for two decades after she complained that he sexually harassed her, according to The Daily Caller.

NBC allegedly paid the woman $40,000 to settle her claim against Matthews in 1999, and an NBC spokesperson told the Daily Caller that the network had paid a smaller, unspecified amount as part of a severance package.