![]() There is nothing else there.” NBCU declined to comment. A source close to Shell says: “Jeff was fired for one thing, this inappropriate relationship, which he owned and apologized for. A source with deep connections to NBCU says there was at least one other incident involving comments made to an assistant. Gamble’s attorney, Suzanne McKie, confirmed that a complaint of sexual harassment and sex discrimination was filed but declined further comment. One adds, “When I look at the way the company responded” - that is, firing Shell for cause, with no soft landing - “I think it shows where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”Īt this point, only one relationship has been made public: Hadley Gamble, an Abu Dhabi-based senior international correspondent at CNBC, filed a complaint, reportedly after learning that her contract, which expires this year, was not going to be renewed. He liked a pretty brunette.” Another (also female) remembers Shell being “overly friendly” with certain women at the company: “I wouldn’t call him creepy but definitely cringey.” And two (male) former NBCU execs say they were aware of rumors about Shell’s conduct. “I knew he had crushes and said inappropriate things. Shell “always had a crush on someone,” says one (female) former insider. ![]() Writers Strike Front and Center as NBCUniversal Kicks Off Upfronts WeekĪ different portrait emerges from other NBCU sources. ![]()
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