A producer claims NBC tried to kill Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein story

A former NBC producer has accused NBC of attempting to shut down Ronan Farrow's investigation into Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct, claiming that the studio bowed to pressure from Weinstein affiliates. 

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Rich McHugh, who worked on the project with Farrow at NBC and who Farrow has referred to as an "unsung hero" of the Weinstein investigation, accused NBC of refusing to allow Farrow to interview subjects and putting undue resistance on himself and Farrow. 

McHugh told The New York Times about the pressure and alluded to Weinstein's team interfering with executives at NBC regarding the story: Read more...

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