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Fedida also managed in a rough manner and would
not return to ABC, Disney executive Peter Rice told staff in an
email which ABC shared with Reuters.
Fedida, the network's former senior vice president for talent,
editorial strategy and business affairs, denied the allegations
when they surfaced in media reports in June, describing them as
"incredibly misleading". She said she had been a champion of
diversity with a track record of hiring and promoting
journalists of color.
Reuters was unable to reach Fedida for comment on Monday. Disney
did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The investigation found no basis for allegations that Fedida was
the subject of dozens of HR complaints, Rice said. He also said
there was no evidence that ABC had spent millions of dollars in
settlements related to her.
ABC placed Fedida on leave last month while it investigated the
allegations.
In the wake of the death of African American George Floyd, other
media outlets - from the New York Times to Refinery29 and Bon
Appetit - are also facing criticism over how they have handled
the issue of race.
Rice said that "serious work" needed to be done to enhance the
culture of inclusion at ABC.
Fedida's role would be split, with business affairs separated
from talent relations and recruitment, each with its own head,
he added.
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by
Stephen Coates)
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