Meet the political left wing media’s new Harvey Weinstein. You can call him Mark Halperin, or alleged sexual harasser after five women came out to accuse NBC’s Halperin of sexual assault. Turns out the left wing media hacks at ABC, NBC and Bloomberg, where Halperin worked over the years all knew about Haperin’s actions, yet decided to stay silent on it. Sound familiar?
| ABC, NBC, Bloomberg all knew Mark Halperin was a pervert for years |
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According to numerous sources at NBC, MSNBC, ABC, and Bloomberg—who previously spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely—the private allegations of Halperin’s sexual misconduct were an open secret, particularly in New York City and D.C. political media, for many years.
People just didn’t feel emboldened to talk or speak out, in part due to Halperin’s position of power in the industry.
“Everybody knew [about Mark],” one prominent cable-news host told The Daily Beast. “I’d been warning young women reporters about Mark for a long time.”
CNN senior international correspondent Clarissa Ward tweeted Thursday morning of the accusations against Halperin: “This was an open secret when I was at @ABC for years- brave of these women to speak up.”