Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Show Pulled Off the Air Due to Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Lulz.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson? More like Nail Dat Ass Right, Son, am I right?

No, I'm not really right. That was suggested by Warai-otoko.

The National Geographic Channel said Thursday it has decided to pull Neil deGrasse Tyson''s "StarTalk" off the air for the time being, citing a Fox Networks Group investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct that came to light five weeks ago.

"In order to allow the investigation to occur unimpeded we chose to hold new episodes of 'StarTalk' until it is complete," a network spokesperson told Variety. "We expect that to happen in the next few weeks at which time we'll make a final decision."

"StarTalk" had aired just three episodes of its new season before new allegations by two women against the 60-year-old deGrasse Tyson surfaced in a story on the website Patheos, which describes itself as "the world's leading multi-faith site dedicated hosting the conversation on faith."

In a story published Nov. 29, Bucknell University professor Katelyn Allers alleged deGrasse Tyson had groped her at an astronomy meeting in 2009.

Another woman alleges he made creepy, inappropriate advances on her after promoting her to be his assistant (ASS-istant, am I right?) and talking about Sexual Needs.

Another woman previously claimed that he had raped her when they were in school together.

John Ekdahl does a quick ScienceCheck(TM) on the claim on The Hill's headline claim the show was "pulled from the air:"

posted by Ace of Spades at 06:25 PM

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