HuffPost reporter Yashar Ali published a report Saturday concerning abusive behavior by ABC News talent svp Barbara Fedida. (HuffPost)
The report raises allegations of a series of insensitive comments, often with racial remarks, made by Fedida in front of news division staffers during her tenure. (TVNewser)
Fedida has been placed on administrative leave while the network investigates the comments. (THR)
Fedida joined ABC News for a second stint when Ben Sherwood, the former president of the division, brought her aboard in 2011 as senior vice president for talent and business. As part of that role, she had a strong influence in determining who ABC News hired and the career paths of many of the news operation’s journalists and correspondents. (Variety)
Fedida has reportedly been in the crosshairs of more than a dozen human resources complaints. ABC News even hired an executive coach for her after she was at the center of an HR probe in 2016, according to HuffPost. (New York Post)