‘CBS This Morning’ Hosts Denounce Charlie Rose: ‘This Will Be Investigated; This Has to End’

The set of “CBS This Morning” opened their show with a full airing covering the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by show co-anchor Charlie Rose.

After a lengthy segment addressing the charges and Rose’s long career, the show’s other co-anchors Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell both issued their own forceful rebukes of their former colleague — who was suspended yesterday.

“Women cannot achieve equality in the workplace or in society until there is a reckoning and a taking of responsibility. I am really proud to work at CBS News. There are so many incredible people here,” said O’Donnell. “This will be investigated; this has to end. This behavior is wrong. Period.”

Also Read: PBS, CBS and Bloomberg Suspend Charlie Rose After Sexual Misconduct Accusations

King, largely echoed the sentiment.

“I really am still reeling. I got an hour and 42 minutes of sleep last night,” she said looking very tired. “I am not ok. After reading that article in the Post, it was deeply disturbing troubling and painful for me to read.”

“I’ve enjoyed a friendship and a partnership with Charlie for the past five years. I’ve held him in such high regard and I’m really struggling because what do you say when someone who you deeply care about has done something that is so horrible? How do you wrap your brain around that,” she added. “I apeluaud the women who speak up. Despite the friendship, he doesn’t get a pass because I can’t stop thinking about the anguish of these women, what happened to their dignity, what happened to their bodies, what happened, maybe to even their careers.”

Also Read: Charlie Rose Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Eight Women

On Monday, the Washington Post published eight allegations of sexual misconduct against Rose, which included accusations of groping and at least one instance of exposing himself. The cases, which spanned from the mid 1990s to 2011, all involved younger women who worked on his eponymous program or aspired to do so.

After the Post’s report, Rose was dropped from CBS, while Bloomberg and PBS announced that they would be suspending distribution of the “Charlie Rose Show”