Stormy weather. (L.A. Stories).Dark clouds are gathering around one local weatherman. First, Christopher Nance was fired by KNBC-TV (Channel 4) amid allegations of sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. of a station intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. , which he denies. Now, Nance will be the subject of scathing profile in the February issue of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. magazine. The piece details Nance's allegedly violent history with women and his abusive behavior abusive behavior Public health Any of various behaviors–aggressive, coercive or controlling, destructive, harassing, intimidating, isolating, threatening–which a batterer may use to control a domestic partner/victim. See Domestic violence. towards fellow KNBC KNBC Kings Norton Bowling Club employees and takes a critical look at his non-profit, The Christopher Nance Children's Foundation. Writer Jesse Katz also discusses Nance's wife, Nicholette Norma Ortega Nance, who will likely be sentenced to prison next month after pleading guilty to transporting stolen goods and filing a false tax return. The charges stem from fraudulent phone purchases she made at her former employer, Nestle USA. Nance didn't take part in the story, but Katz had little trouble finding people willing to take shots at the man who goes by "Weather Dude" on his Web site. "At it's deepest level, the story is about media and image and the mask that people in the public eye tend to wear' Katz said. |
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