A spokesperson for CNN declined to say when the investigation began and how many staffers had come forward with allegations. | David Goldman/AP Photo CNN ‘State of the Union’ producer fired over workplace complaints

CNN has terminated a senior producer for “State of the Union,” the weekend news program anchored by Jake Tapper, after receiving complaints of workplace misconduct, the network said.

Teddy Davis, who was part of the production team with the program since June 2015, “is no longer with the company,” CNN announced.


“A comprehensive investigation was conducted as soon as this matter was brought to our attention,” a spokesperson for CNN said in a statement. “The behavior attributed to Mr. Davis does not align with the standards and values of CNN.” CNN did not detail the allegations.

A spokesperson for network declined to say when the investigation began and how many staffers had come forward with allegations.

The topic was not broached by Tapper during Wednesday’s broadcast of "The Lead," but he later weighed on Twitter, praising network executives for quickly responding to staffers’ complaints.

“When CNN executives were told about these complaints, they reacted swiftly and appropriately, as they should,” Tapper wrote. “Workplaces need to be safe and I am fully supportive of CNN's action.”

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News of Davis’ ouster was first reported by the Washington Post.

In a statement provided to POLITICO over a month after news of the firing broke, a legal representative for Davis said the move was unrelated to any sexual misconduct.

“My client was not accused of sexual harassment. Nor was he ever accused of any physical contact, language of a sexual nature or any other sort of lewd conduct," Michael Weinsten of Lavely & Singer said in a statement.

The news broke in November just prior to a Tapper interview with former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson on sexual harassment allegations.

Carlson, who exited the CNN-rival network after settling a sexual harassment lawsuit with Fox, called the wave of revelations of workplace misconduct a “cultural revolution.”

"We are watching empowerment at its best. And I don't think it's going to end any time soon,” Carlson said.

