CBS Anchor Norah O’Donnell Caught on Hot Mic: Placido Domingo’s Misconduct Denial ‘Sounds Like Somebody Else Here’

O DONNELL One of ░░░░░░░░ world s leading opera ░░░░░░░░ is caught up tonight ░░░░░░░░ the MeToo movement Placido ░░░░░░░░ is accuses of sexual ░░░░░░░░ and assault The allegations ░░░░░░░░ three decades Chip Reid ░░░░░░░░ to an accuser who ░░░░░░░░ with Domingo and tells ░░░░░░░░ what Domingo would do ░░░░░░░░ night after a performance ░░░░░░░░ starts REID voice over ░░░░░░░░ Domingo has spent decades ░░░░░░░░ the pinnacle of the ░░░░░░░░ of opera But his ░░░░░░░░ tenor voice has long ░░░░░░░░ accompanied by a backstage ░░░░░░░░ of stories about his ░░░░░░░░ of women Now eight ░░░░░░░░ and one dancer have ░░░░░░░░ the Associated Press they ░░░░░░░░ sexually harassed by Domingo ░░░░░░░░ others told of suggestive ░░░░░░░░ that made them uncomfortable ░░░░░░░░ In my business he ░░░░░░░░ like God REID Retired ░░░░░░░░ singer Patricia Wulf is ░░░░░░░░ only one who agreed ░░░░░░░░ reveal her identity Wolf ░░░░░░░░ with Domingo in the ░░░░░░░░ opera in 1998 and ░░░░░░░░ he did the same ░░░░░░░░ after every performance WULF ░░░░░░░░ would come up to ░░░░░░░░ very close to my ░░░░░░░░ and very clearly say ░░░░░░░░ do you have to ░░░░░░░░ home tonight REID She ░░░░░░░░ heard the rumors that ░░░░░░░░ relentlessly pressured women to ░░░░░░░░ with him REID on ░░░░░░░░ Is there any doubt ░░░░░░░░ your mind that that ░░░░░░░░ what he was doing ░░░░░░░░ you WULF Oh no ░░░░░░░░ He was putting pressure ░░░░░░░░ you to sleep with ░░░░░░░░ WULF Yeah I I ░░░░░░░░ t think he wanted ░░░░░░░░ play dominoes or cards ░░░░░░░░ I feel very sure ░░░░░░░░ was sexual harassment REID ░░░░░░░░ over Wulf says she ░░░░░░░░ no every time and ░░░░░░░░ male colleague who witnessed ░░░░░░░░ interactions backs up her ░░░░░░░░ Domingo was so powerful ░░░░░░░░ thought that reporting his ░░░░░░░░ then would be futile ░░░░░░░░ a statement Domingo said ░░░░░░░░ allegations against him are ░░░░░░░░ and quote I believed ░░░░░░░░ all of my interactions ░░░░░░░░ relationships were always welcomed ░░░░░░░░ consensual O DONNELL voice ░░░░░░░░ Sounds like somebody else ░░░░░░░░ clip ends REID The ░░░░░░░░ Angeles opera where Domingo ░░░░░░░░ now the director said ░░░░░░░░ will hire outside counsel ░░░░░░░░ investigate the allegations And ░░░░░░░░ both the Philadelphia orchestra ░░░░░░░░ the San Francisco opera ░░░░░░░░ canceled upcoming appearances by ░░░░░░░░