An MSNBC spokesman confirmed a report saying a news channel staff member had been paid and left the job after complaining she was sexually harassed by Hardball host Chris Matthews nearly two decades ago. The spokesman said Sunday that the woman approached CNBC executives in 1999 to report Matthews made inappropriate comments about her in front of others. CNBC is a sister company of MSNBC. The company declined to identify the comments, other than to say they were inappropriate and never meant as propositions. The spokesman said Matthews was formally reprimanded at the time. MSNBC said the payment was “separation-related compensation,” which means the payment was tied to the woman leaving her job. Attempts to reach Matthews on Sunday were unsuccessful. The Daily Caller first reported the allegations.
Britain’s Prince Harry has interviewed Barack Obama for a radio program in which the former U.S. president shared his memories of the day he left office and his hopes for the future. Kensington Palace said Sunday that the interview was recorded in Toronto in September during the Invictus Games, a sports event for injured military personnel that Harry championed. The palace said the conversation featured Obama discussing his plans to cultivate the next generation of leadership through the Obama Foundation. The interview was part of Harry’s guest editorship of the BBC’s Today program. In a video clip on the BBC website showing Harry and Obama warming up ahead of the chat, Obama joked: “Do I need a British accent?” The interview will be broadcast Dec. 27.