In 2017, Charlie Rose was accused of unwanted sexual advances from multiple women. As reported by the Washington Post, these included "lewd phone calls" and other types of harassment. The women, who at the time were employed by the journalist's PBS show, "Charlie Rose," shared similar accounts of what they say transpired throughout the years.

Following the allegations, Rose was fired by "CBS This Morning," which he hosted with Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell.

Now, a deposition from November has been released which reveals that the anchor acknowledges his past behavior.

After admitting that he did have romantic relationships with various women who worked for him over the years, his attorneys stepped in and encouraged him from providing further details. However, he did offer a bit of extra information as to how he himself viewed what had transpired and why he did, in fact, see some of his actions as "inappropriate."

"Well, I'm saying inappropriate because the fact I had relationships with people in the workplace over those 45 years and, you know, we have now come to understand and appreciate and had by then that romantic relationships or intimacies were not appropriate in the workplace because, you know, because there was power and balance, and you were in some cases the boss and you had a relationship that was defined within the workplace," he stated.

The deposition also revealed that King and O'Donnell had referred to him in a surprising way during his time at CBS.

After being asked if King and O'Donnell had referred to him as "Charlie [expletive] Rose" in the past, the one-time TV personality replied, "I've heard that, yes."

It remains unclear if any other revelations will come to light moving forward. However, as stated by the Hollywood Reporter, there is still an ongoing investigation due to a lawsuit that was brought forth by three women. At this time, they have settled with CBS but continue to pursue legal action against Rose.

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Charlie Rose addressed his alleged misconduct following accusations made by multiple women. Rose is pictured interviewing Henry Kissinger at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on May 13, 2015 in New York City. Getty Images
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