Mediagazer: During a broadcast of Breitbart News Daily, Breitbart's Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow claimed rape is now “any sex the woman ends up regretting” (David Edwards/Raw Story)

4:10 PM ET, November 21, 2017

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Jon Levine / The Wrap:

Memo: CBS President David Rhodes says the network has terminated Charlie Rose's employment, effective immediately — CBS News has terminated its relationship Charlie Rose on Tuesday, one day after the Washington Post reported multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the longtime news show host.

Washington Post:

Eight women who worked for or aspired to work with Charlie Rose on his eponymous show say he sexually harassed them with nudity, groping, and lewd calls — Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them …

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

PBS cancels distribution of Charlie Rose's long-running interview program after sexual harassment claims — PBS said it would cease to air the long-running and award-winning interview program “Charlie Rose” in the wake of claims of sexual harassment levied at the program's venerable host.

Discussion: The Wrap, Newser, @comfortablysmug and Washington Post

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

On CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose's co-hosts Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell denounced his alleged behavior and discussed the allegations against him — Charlie Rose suspended by CBS after accusations of sexual harassment — There was a proverbial empty chair on the set of “CBS This Morning” …

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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:

36 female SNL staffers who worked with Senator Al Franken, who was a writer for the show, released a statement of public support for him — Senator Al Franken may not be getting support from a lot of the female population right now, but at least 36 women have got his back.

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:

FCC unveils its plan to repeal net neutrality rules, a move that would give ISPs broad powers to determine which websites and online services customers use — Federal regulators unveiled a plan Tuesday that would give Internet providers broad powers to determine what websites and online services their customers can see and use.

Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:

Memo: Pixar creative chief John Lasseter is taking a 6-month sabbatical, apologizes to staff for unwanted hugs “or any other gesture they felt crossed the line” — One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter was known for “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.”

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Justin Ling / Motherboard:

Eric Schmidt says Google News is working to derank Russian propaganda, naming RT and Sputnik, and adding Google doesn't want to ban the sites — “It's basically RT and Sputnik,” he said on Saturday. — Eric Schmidt and the Kremlin. Image: Nils Jorgensen/REX/Shutterstock/Pavel Kazachkov/Wikimedia Commons.

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Reuters:

Russia says it could act against Google if Sputnik, RT get lower search rankings, after Eric Schmidt said “those kinds of websites” should have less prominence — SAN FRANCISCO/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin will take action against Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) …

Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:

Bob Weinstein personally paid around £250K to settle a case between his brother and two Miramax employees who'd accused Harvey of sexual harassment and assault — The mogul used money from his brother and elaborate legal agreements to hide allegations of predation for decades.

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David Edwards / Raw Story:

During a broadcast of Breitbart News Daily, Breitbart's Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow claimed rape is now “any sex the woman ends up regretting” — Alex Marlow, the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, argued on Tuesday that women had changed the definition of the word “rape” to mean …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Mediaite and @zackford

ProPublica:

Ads for housing that exclude demographics are still being approved by Facebook, a year after a study highlighted the illegal discriminatory practice on Facebook — After ProPublica revealed last year that Facebook advertisers could target housing ads to whites only, the company announced …

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

21st Century Fox reaches $90M settlement with shareholders, arising out of sexual harassment scandal at Fox News; Roger Ailes estate will pay a portion of it — (Reuters) - Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has reached a $90 million settlement of shareholder claims arising from the sexual harassment scandal …

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