Anchor: News Executive Said ABC Couldn’t Hire Any More White Males

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News anchor Elex Michaelson said on Monday that embattled ABC News executive Barbara Fedida once told him the Disney-owned network couldn’t hire a white man -- but he didn't come forward out of fear of being blackballed by the industry.

Michaelson shared a report from Huffington Post's Yashar Ali that rocked ABC News over the weekend with a detailed account of damning accusations of Fedida and her treatment of black journalists at the network. The report resulted in ABC News placing Fedida, a senior vice president, on administrative leave while it investigates the claims and prompted Michaelson to share a story for the first time publicly.

ABC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.