Woman Claims Tom Brokaw Gave Her an Unwanted Kiss

Another woman has come forward and says that former NBC Anchor Tom Brokaw gave her an unwanted "french kiss" 50 years ago. 

50 years ago?!

Freelance writer Mary Reinholz wrote in an essay for the weekly Manhattan paper The Villager that she decided to come forward after reading the "disparaging remarks" Brokaw made about Linda Vester, another woman who alleged untoward conduct by the legendary newsman.

The national #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment "ignited vivid memories for this aging freelance scribe," Reinholz, 80, wrote in her column published Monday.

"I recalled getting hit on by several powerful men in the news business during my 1960s young adulthood, among them NBC heavyweight Tom Brokaw," she wrote.

Reinholz is the third woman in recent days who has alleged that Brokaw made inappropriate romantic advances.

Brokaw hasn’t yet responded directly to the allegation by Reinholz. Reached by phone at his New York home today, the 78-year-old Brokaw declined to answer questions from ABC News.

Brokaw has denied previous allegations. In a statement, the long-married newsman described Vester as a "character assassin" whose interviews with Variety and the Washington Post ambushed him like a "drive-by shooting."

H/T ABC News

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