Charlie Roseis recovering from “major” abdominal surgery, according to his attorney.
“Due to medical issues and the recovery period, Rose was not able to meet the August 7, 2018 deadline to answer, move against or otherwise respond to the complaint,” Doherty said. “Rose’s hospitalization and recovery have left him unable to devote the time necessary to work with counsel or prepare a defense to the claims.”
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Doherty added, “Rose would suffer undue prejudice because his ability to participate in the preparation of his defense has severely hampered. The extension is necessary to make up for the time lost due to his illness, surgery and recovery.”
Rose’s legal team requests that the deadline be pushed back to Sept. 6.
In the lawsuit, filed in May, the three women also alleged that the formerCBS This Morningco-host “repeatedly sexually touched Plaintiffs, including without limitation caressing and touching their arms, shoulders, waist and back, pulling them close to his body, and kissing them on the cheek.”
One day after Harris, Wei and McNeal’s lawsuit was made public, theWashington Postpublished a piece in which27 additional women accused Rose of sexual misconduct. The alleged incidents date back to 1976 and were allegedly reported to the network as early as 1986.
Rose responded to the report via email to thePost, saying, “Your story is unfair and inaccurate.”
In February 2017, Rose underwent heart surgery and returned to co-hostingCBS This Morningone month later.
source: people.com
