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The renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will be investigated by Fox and National Geographic Networks after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.

The religious news site Patheos.com published accounts on Thursday from two women who said Tyson behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner with them. Tyson was host of Cosmos on Fox in 2014 and a new edition of the series was to air on National Geographic next year.

Tyson has not commented publicly and an email request for comment to his representative was not immediately returned.

In a statement the producers of Cosmos said: “The credo at the heart of Cosmos is to follow the evidence wherever it leads. The producers of Cosmos can do no less in this situation.”

They said they would conduct a thorough investigation. Fox and National Geographic said on Friday evening that they had only recently learned of the allegations and were reviewing them.

Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.