{"id":2952,"date":"2018-11-29T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/nosacredcows\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2019-01-04T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T22:57:52","slug":"two-more-women-accuse-neil-degrasse-tyson-of-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nosacredcows\/2018\/11\/two-more-women-accuse-neil-degrasse-tyson-of-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Women Accuse Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Two more women, including a fellow astronomer, say\u00a0<strong>Neil deGrasse Tyson\u00a0<\/strong>is guilty of inappropriate sexual conduct.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Katelyn N. Allers<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucknell.edu\/academics\/arts-and-sciences-college-of\/academic-departments-and-programs\/physics-and-astronomy\/faculty-and-staff\/katelyn-allers\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Bucknell University<\/a>, told me that she was\u00a0\u201c<em>felt up<\/em>\u201d by Tyson at an after-party following a meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in 2009. AAS didn\u2019t have a mechanism for reporting sexual harassment at the time, but Dr. Allers says she probably\u00a0<em>would<\/em> report the incident if it had happened today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2994\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/780\/2018\/11\/PictureofNDTandKatelyn-1.png\" alt=\"Photo provided by Dr. Allers.\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second photo shows Tyson grabbing Dr. Allers\u2019 arm and looking at her tattoo (which is of the solar system). Immediately after this photo, she says he decided to \u201c<em>look for Pluto<\/em>\u201d in her dress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The groping incident allegedly took place at an after-party following the AAS meeting in 2009, which took place in Long Beach. This was supposed to be a lighthearted social event to show that astronomers could have fun, according to Dr. Allers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTyson was there, and he was dancing and drinking and all of that at the party, so a friend and I <strong>decided to get pictures with him<\/strong>,\u201d she told me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But after the first picture was taken (above, left), Tyson decided to explore Dr. Allers\u2019 tattoo. It features a realistic solar system that stretches from her arm to her back and collar bone area.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAfter we had taken the picture, he noticed my tattoo and kind of grabbed me to look at it, and was really obsessed about whether I had Pluto on this tattoo or not\u2026 and then <strong>he looked for Pluto, and followed the tattoo into my dress<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Allers said her experience was public and didn\u2019t rise to the level of assault, but that it did show Tyson was capable of some \u201c<em>creepy behavior<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy experience with him is he\u2019s <strong>not someone who has great respect for female bodily autonomy<\/strong>,\u201d she told me in a phone interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Prior Report<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Allers couldn\u2019t have reported the alleged incident to AAS at the time, but she didn\u2019t keep quiet about it, either. I confirmed with\u00a0<strong>Dr. Michele Thornley<\/strong>, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucknell.edu\/academics\/arts-and-sciences-college-of\/academic-departments-and-programs\/physics-and-astronomy\/faculty-and-staff\/michele-thornley\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Bucknell<\/a>, that Dr. Allers told her about Tyson\u2019s behavior in 2013 when he was scheduled to speak at the University.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, <strong>Katelyn spoke to me about her earlier incident<\/strong>\u2013I don\u2019t think we discussed exactly what year it happened, but I knew that it was a few years earlier than our conversations about the matter.\u00a0 Katelyn <strong>described the earlier incident to me in the fall of 2013, after she was invited to attend a dinner with Dr. Tyson when he was to be on campus in spring 2014 as a speaker in Bucknell\u2019s \u201cTech\/no\u201d series<\/strong>.\u00a0 I had recently served on a university committee with one of the organizers of the series, so I <strong>arranged to meet with that person and indicated privately that Katelyn did not wish to attend the dinner, and spoke in general terms the reasons why<\/strong>. At that time, Katelyn expressed that she did not want to pursue the issue more publicly (e.g., broadly inform the organizing committee, or try to get the invitation to speak withdrawn), so I talked with the organizer privately about two things: (1) <strong>to be sure that Katelyn was no longer expected at dinner<\/strong>, and (2)\u00a0 some <strong>general recommendations to avoid having female students meeting with him in small groups without additional members of the community present<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. Allers didn\u2019t feel like she was in danger during her encounter with Tyson, but she did describe it as \u201c<em>uncomfortable and creepy<\/em>.\u201d That interaction also made her think twice about allegations brought by\u00a0<strong>Tchiya Amet,<\/strong> a musician who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nosacredcows\/2018\/11\/exclusive-neil-degrasse-tysons-rape-accuser-gives-first-public-interview\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">says Tyson raped her<\/a> in his apartment when they were grad students together.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think that he is someone that could <strong>use his position of fame and power in a way to try and take advantage<\/strong>,\u201d Dr. Allers told me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Another Allegation<\/h2>\n<p>As if this allegation wasn\u2019t shocking enough, it came within days of my interview with <strong>Ashley Watson<\/strong>, a former assistant to Tyson who says she was forced to quit her job due to his inappropriate sexual advances.<\/p>\n<p>Watson worked directly with Tyson for several months. She says that, during that time, he put her in an uncomfortable situation by attempting to persuade her into sex, and demonstrated his \u201c<em>predatory tendencies<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In hindsight, there were <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">red flags<\/span>\u00a0that she \u201c<em>chose to not pay attention to<\/em>,\u201d Watson told me in an interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Specifically, Watson said Tyson occasionally made \u201c<em>misogynistic comments<\/em>,\u201d and that he kept a list of overweight actresses on his phone to prove that women aren\u2019t inhibited by portrayals in the media when it comes to health and fitness. He allegedly said it was untrue\u00a0that women feel pressured to be skinny based on societal standards.<\/p>\n<h2>Interaction With Amet<\/h2>\n<p>Watson says she doesn\u2019t know whether or not the serious allegations put forth by Amet are true, but that she sent her a message of support after her encounter with Tyson anyway. I obtained a copy of that message, which has been redacted to protect Watson\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2973\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/780\/2018\/11\/47057850_468079437049571_5175338366505320448_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<h2>His Apartment<\/h2>\n<p>Watson says she had been working directly under Tyson, who called out Trump in 2016 by saying he would <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/306790-neil-degrasse-tyson-i-will-grab-trump-by-the-crotch-when-i-meet-him\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">grab him by the crotch<\/a> when they met, and that they got along well. That all changed, however, when he invited his underling to his apartment at around 10:30 P.M. to \u201c<em>share a bottle of wine<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>unwind for a couple of hours<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson, who said she felt pressured to impress her superstar boss, told me she agreed to come in for a\u00a0<em>glass<\/em> of wine instead. Upon entering his apartment, Tyson allegedly took off his shoes and shirt, remaining in a tank top undershirt. Unfortunately, the night only got more awkward as Tyson, who is married, reportedly put on romantic music and replayed the most graphic parts.<\/p>\n<p>She says Tyson soon brought out a cutting board and a knife to cut blocks of cheese that he decided they would share. But before slicing the snack, he allegedly gestured toward her with the knife and made a comment about stabbing.<\/p>\n<p>Watson says she took the comment as a bad joke, but it\u2019s important to note that this type of \u201cjoke\u201d is exactly what people in power need to keep in mind when dealing with subordinates. And it set the stage for a night filled with subtle intimidation and sexual advances.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt was definitely a <strong>very weird power move<\/strong>,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Inappropriate Approach<\/h2>\n<p>Watson says Tyson started talking about how every human being needs certain \u201c<em>releases<\/em>\u201d in life, including physical releases. He reportedly mentioned how difficult it had been for him to be away from home for several months.<\/p>\n<p>Watson says Tyson asked her if\u00a0<em>she<\/em> needed any releases, and she responded with a story about sexual harassment she endured in the past. It was a smart way to diffuse a tense situation, but she says he was unfazed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>It was like talking to a wall,<\/strong>\u201d Watson\u00a0said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She was getting up to leave when Neil allegedly stopped her, saying he wanted to show her a \u201c<em>Native American handshake<\/em>\u201d he knew. That involved holding hands tightly, making eye contact, and feeling for each other\u2019s pulse, Watson told me.<\/p>\n<p>When she broke off the awkward and incredibly intimate handshake, which he allegedly said represented a \u201c<em>spirit connection<\/em>,\u201d she attempted to just get up and leave.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson then allegedly put his hands on her shoulders, and said he wanted to hug her, but if he did, he\u2019d \u201c<em><strong>just want more<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson says she left Tyson\u2019s apartment quickly after the inappropriate sexual comments and that, the next day, she confronted him because she felt he had betrayed her as a mentor. He reportedly told her in that meeting that she\u2019d never rise through the ranks in her career because she was too \u201c<em>distracting<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>She Reported It<\/h2>\n<p>Watson says she decided to quit after the negative interactions with Tyson, and that she told the story to at least one supervisor in hopes that he wouldn\u2019t hire more female assistants for the astrophysicist. That person reportedly supported her decision to quit, and said she should tell everyone she had a family emergency to avoid more uncomfortable situations.<\/p>\n<p>Watson also reported the event to a relevant harassment hotline, according to a message she sent to Amet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2985\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/780\/2018\/11\/46957258_1923130524648502_6689249613188169728_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"254\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson didn\u2019t return my request for comment Nov. 29.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any information that can contribute to this developing story, or have any questions for me, my email is davidgeecontact@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reasonably Yours,<\/p>\n<p>David<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>David G. McAfee<\/strong> is a journalist and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TVEVYJ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>No Sacred Cows: Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural<\/em><\/a>. McAfee, who writes about science, skepticism, and faith for his <strong>No Sacred Cows<\/strong> blog on the Patheos network, attended University of California, Santa Barbara and graduated with bachelor\u2019s degrees in English and Religious Studies with an emphasis on Christianity and Mediterranean religions.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In exclusive interviews, two women, including an astronomer, say Neil deGrasse Tyson acted inappropriately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2918,"featured_media":2994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,3402,12],"tags":[3429,3426,271,3444,3408,484,465,3441,3453,3450,3432,3405,3438,469,3447,3093,462,3435,68,184,272,2622,474,464,2937],"class_list":["post-2952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","category-exclusive","category-news","tag-3429","tag-aas","tag-abuse","tag-american-astronomical-society","tag-ashley-watson","tag-assault","tag-astronomy","tag-degrasse","tag-felt-up","tag-grope","tag-harassment","tag-katelyn-allers","tag-married","tag-me-too","tag-metoo","tag-neil","tag-neil-degrasse-tyson","tag-power","tag-rape","tag-science","tag-sex","tag-sexual","tag-sexual-harassment","tag-tchiya-amet","tag-tyson"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two More Women Accuse Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In exclusive interviews, two women, including an astronomer, say Neil deGrasse Tyson acted inappropriately.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nosacredcows\/2018\/11\/two-more-women-accuse-neil-degrasse-tyson-of-sexual-misconduct\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two More Women Accuse Neil deGrasse Tyson of Sexual Misconduct\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In exclusive interviews, two women, including an astronomer, say Neil deGrasse Tyson acted inappropriately.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nosacredcows\/2018\/11\/two-more-women-accuse-neil-degrasse-tyson-of-sexual-misconduct\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"No Sacred Cows\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-29T20:00:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-04T22:57:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/780\/2018\/11\/PictureofNDTandKatelyn-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"431\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David G. 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