In a statement, Jeff Shell said he had an ‘inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret’.
The chief executive of NBCUniversal has left the US entertainment giant after acknowledging “an inappropriate relationship” with a colleague, parent company Comcast announced on Sunday. Comcast said in a statement that it came to a “mutual decision” with Jeff Shell for him to step down “effective immediately” and “following the company’s investigation led by outside counsel into a complaint of inappropriate conduct”. NBCUniversal, which was fully acquired by Comcast in 2013, owns a broad portfolio of television news and entertainment networks, as well as a motion picture studio, theme parks and a premium streaming service. “Today is my last day as CEO of NBCUniversal,” Shell, 57, said in the Comcast statement. He acknowledged having “had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company”. “I’m truly sorry I let my Comcast and NBCUniversal colleagues down, they are the most talented people in the business,” he added. ‘I want you’: some chefs at top French hotel school accused of sex harassment Shell had been with the New York-based conglomerate for just under two decades, and had served as CEO since January 2020.
