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After a report about Plácido Domingo was delivered, Norah O'Donnell said, 'Sounds like somebody else here,' while her microphone was still on.

after he was credibly accused by several women of sexual harassment and misconduct. 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager was himself fired for sending an ominous message to a CBS News reporter investigating the allegations against Moonves.

Moonves has previously denied having any non-consensual sexual interactions. While disputing the accuracy of some of the allegations, Rose has apologized for the inappropriate behavior he is accused of having engaged in.also left the network after a lawsuit accused him of ignoring Rose's alleged harassment.The errant comment was scrubbed from the web version of Tuesday's newscast.

Norah O'Donnell, shown here at the 2018 CBS Upfront, was caught on mic making a reference to the network's sexual harassment problems.In the wake of the internal turmoil generated by the swarm of allegations, in January the network elevated longtime producer Susan Zirinsky to be the first woman to head the news division.

Just prior to O'Donnell's comment, the evening show had been airing a report on the allegations by eight singers and a dancer of sexual harassment made against opera legend Plácido Domingo. The events are said to have occurred over three decades, starting in the 1980s. The allegations, made in anreport, contained just one on-the-record testimony from retired opera star Patricia Wulf.

Domingo has vociferously denied the allegations. In a statement to the AP, Domingo said,"The allegations from these unnamed individuals dating back as many as thirty years are deeply troubling, and as presented, inaccurate. Still, it is painful to hear that I may have upset anyone or made them feel uncomfortable—no matter how long ago and despite my best intentions."

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