Tyson writes how she confronted him about this meeting in the days that followed.
“At that last meeting in my office, I apologized profusely,” he states.
“She accepted the apology.
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She nonetheless declared it her last day, with only a few days left of production.
He adds, “but the chemistry wasn’t there.
So the relationship faded quickly.
There was nothing otherwise odd or unusual about this friendship.”
“I didn’t see much of her after that time,” Tyson writes.
“Our student offices were on different floors of the building and we were not in the same classes.
That’s when I had learned that she dropped out of graduate school.
“I’m the accused, so why believe anything I say?
Why believe me at all?”
Tyson writes in conclusion.
Accusations can damage a reputation and a marriage.
Read Tyson’s full statement below.
Patheos.compublished accounts from two women this week who stated Tyson behaved inappropriately with them.
He allegedly “grabbed” her during a photo op to look at a tattoo running along her arm.
This follows an account from Tchiya Amet, who publiclyaccusedTyson of drugging and raping her in 1984.
“The credo at the heart ofCosmosis to follow the evidence wherever it leads.
We take these matters very seriously and we are reviewing the recent reports.”
Tyson has been attached to host again.
Tyson serves as the director of the Hayden Planetarium at New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
He has yet to publicly address the matter.
