yesterday we told you about Chris
Matthews abruptly retiring from MSNBC
this after a former guest claimed he'd
made rude comments toward her well now
that woman is speaking out in an
exclusive interview with our Megan
Alexander
she's the journalist who many say
brought down MSNBC host Chris Matthews I
helped to remove a man from the airwaves
that was really undermining women let me
start with my headline tonight I'm
retiring it came as much of a surprise
to me as anyone on Monday night when he
suddenly announced that he was retiring
early and especially when he apologized
Laura Bassett told me she stunned by the
blowback she's received with some of the
worst of it oh people telling me to kill
myself people calling me a [ __ ] people
calling me ugly they want me to shut up
they want me to go away in her GQ
magazine expose Bassett revealed
unsettling stories of what she says
happened backstage when she appeared on
hardball I was sitting next to him in
the makeup chair and he said who are you
and I said I'm Laura Bassett I've been
on your show several times I'm gonna be
on your show tonight and he said and why
haven't I fallen in love with you yet
and I was kind of taken aback and I
didn't say anything I was nervous when
Chris Matthews made those comments did
the makeup artist say anything or react
after he walked out of the room she said
don't worry about him that's just how he
is and he does that all the time and
what would you make of that I mean I was
just shocked that he had been allowed to
treat women that way and that the people
around him just kind of accepted it and
protected him Trevor Noah's The Daily
Show compiled examples of questionable
remarks by Matthews you're flashing your
incredible eyebrows Abby is with TV news
personality Erin Burnett in 2007 coming
further coming closer really close
what do you just kidding you look great
anyways thank Erin it's great to have
look at that look make it really clear
in my GQ column that I was not accusing
him of sexual harassment I think what
Matt Lauer did what Charlie Rose what
some of these other men did is in a
different category is worse than what
Chris Matthews did I asked her about
Megan McCain coming to Matthews defense
on the view to reduce his entire career
to this
yesterday made me release a new excuse a
man's behavior because he's had such a
great career in what way do we celebrate
him in what way do we send him off these
are all complicated questions I'm
retiring
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