Neil DeGrasse Tyson Rejects Claims Of Sexual Misconduct

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 08: Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM Studios on November 8, 2018 in New York City.

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct by posting a lengthy statement online, in which he denies wrongdoing and says he welcomes an impartial investigation by the producers of his show Cosmos.

“In any claim, evidence matters. Evidence always matters. But what happens when it’s just one person’s word against another’s, and the stories don’t agree? That’s when people tend to pass judgment on who is more credible than whom,” wrote Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.

Three woman have come forward with accounts of experiences with Tyson that disturbed them, according to the website Patheos.