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Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds To Claims Of Sexual Harassment

Three women have accused astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson of sexual misconduct. One says she quit her producer job on his TV show because of inappropriate behavior.
Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM Studios on Nov. 8, 2018 in New York City.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct by posting a lengthy statement online, in which he denies wrongdoing and says he welcomes an impartial investigation by the producers of his show Cosmos.

"In any claim, evidence matters. Evidence always matters. But what happens when it's just one person's word against another's, and the stories don't agree? That's when people tend to pass

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