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Lesley Stahl asked ‘60 Minutes’ applicant if she would ‘use her body to get stories’: lawsuit

New York Post

By Ariel Zilber
Published Oct. 11, 2023, 4:19 p.m. ET

A bombshell lawsuit claims that CBS’ “60 Minutes” has long been a cesspool of sex harassment — including allegations that star correspondent Lesley Stahl once asked a female job applicant whether she would be willing to “use her body to secure stories.”

Alexandra Poolos, who worked as a producer for more than 10 years at the prestigious TV news program before she was fired in February last year, filed suit against CBS and its corporate parent, Paramount, in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging rampant “misogyny” at the Tiffany Network.

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