The Smoking Gun has all the icky details of a sexual harassment suit against The Weather Channel. A former anchorwoman, Hillary Andrews, claims her co-anchor, Bob Stokes, repeatedly propositioned her with classy lines like, "Will you lick my swizzle stick?"
Then, says TSG: When she rebuffed his advances, Andrews charged, Stokes's "hostility and volatility became a constant" and he sought to "sabotage" her on-air performance and even resorted to insulting her during live shows.
She also claims that because Stokes was popular with viewers, TWC blew her off when she complained.
Andrews won an arbitration case three months ago, at which point TWC fired Stokes. She's now filing suit against him in state court, so expect lots more great euphemisms like "swizzle stick" to go public.
TWC always seemed like such an innocuous channel, but now it's looking more sordid than Skinemax.
Reader Comments ( Page 2 of 2)
16. Actually, "me", TWC got in trouble for forcing women on there to "sex up" their wardrobes several years back. I also like how you phrased how women can't be taken seriously by "people"...hmm.
S at 7:58AM on May 9th 2008
17. WEATHER GIRLS MUST BE THE DUMBEST THINGS ON EARTH. ALL THEY DO IS STAND THERE AND READ OFF A PROMPTER. THEY WOULDN'T RECOGNIE AN "ISOBAR" IF IT WAS ON THE TIP OF A "SWIZZLE STICK." THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE HIRED IS THEY HAVE GREAT LEGS AND BOOBS AND EVEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GETTING THOSE FAT PAYCHECKS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FEMINAZI MANTRA "..WE'RE AS GOOD AS ANY MAN. JUST TREAT US AS YOU WOULD A MAN." BUT WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH--OOOHHH! THEY'RE SO SENSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN--BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT. OH YES!! THEY CAN GO TO CHURCH TOO AS IN THE GERMANFEMININE PHILOSOPHY, "..KUCHEN--KINDER..UND KIRCHE." THE ONLY THING A WOMAN IS GOOD FOR IS TO "LAY" DOWN.
gonefishin at 3:25AM on May 12th 2008
18. WEATHER GIRLS MUST BE THE DUMBEST THINGS ON EARTH. ALL THEY DO IS STAND THERE AND READ OFF A PROMPTER. THEY WOULDN'T RECOGNIE AN "ISOBAR" IF IT WAS ON THE TIP OF A "SWIZZLE STICK." THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE HIRED IS THEY HAVE GREAT LEGS AND BOOBS AND EVEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GETTING THOSE FAT PAYCHECKS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FEMINAZI MANTRA "..WE'RE AS GOOD AS ANY MAN. JUST TREAT US AS YOU WOULD A MAN." BUT WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH--OOOHHH! THEY'RE SO SENSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN--BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT. OH YES!! THEY CAN GO TO CHURCH TOO AS IN THE GERMANFEMININE PHILOSOPHY, "..KUCHEN--KINDER..UND KIRCHE." THE ONLY THING A WOMAN IS GOOD FOR IS TO "LAY" DOWN.
gonefishin at 3:25AM on May 12th 2008
19. WEATHER GIRLS MUST BE THE DUMBEST THINGS ON EARTH. ALL THEY DO IS STAND THERE AND READ OFF A PROMPTER. THEY WOULDN'T RECOGNIE AN "ISOBAR" IF IT WAS ON THE TIP OF A "SWIZZLE STICK." THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE HIRED IS THEY HAVE GREAT LEGS AND BOOBS AND EVEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GETTING THOSE FAT PAYCHECKS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FEMINAZI MANTRA "..WE'RE AS GOOD AS ANY MAN. JUST TREAT US AS YOU WOULD A MAN." BUT WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH--OOOHHH! THEY'RE SO SENSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN--BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT. OH YES!! THEY CAN GO TO CHURCH TOO AS IN THE GERMANFEMININE PHILOSOPHY, "..KUCHEN--KINDER..UND KIRCHE." THE ONLY THING A WOMAN IS GOOD FOR IS TO "LAY" DOWN.
gonefishin at 3:26AM on May 12th 2008
20. WEATHER GIRLS MUST BE THE DUMBEST THINGS ON EARTH. ALL THEY DO IS STAND THERE AND READ OFF A PROMPTER. THEY WOULDN'T RECOGNIE AN "ISOBAR" IF IT WAS ON THE TIP OF A "SWIZZLE STICK." THE ONLY REASON THEY'RE HIRED IS THEY HAVE GREAT LEGS AND BOOBS AND EVEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GETTING THOSE FAT PAYCHECKS. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE FEMINAZI MANTRA "..WE'RE AS GOOD AS ANY MAN. JUST TREAT US AS YOU WOULD A MAN." BUT WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH--OOOHHH! THEY'RE SO SENSITIVE. THAT'S WHY WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN--BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT. OH YES!! THEY CAN GO TO CHURCH TOO AS IN THE GERMANFEMININE PHILOSOPHY, "..KUCHEN--KINDER..UND KIRCHE." THE ONLY THING A WOMAN IS GOOD FOR IS TO "LAY" DOWN.
gonefishin at 3:26AM on May 12th 2008