the $32mil is not confirmed and was reported by a famed "fake" news source. Maybe to try and draw out info? This is were freedom of press is sketchy, it protects from government. Should it protect from slandering someone? I believe if they print something about someone they should have to prove sources.
Sexual harassment is tuff. First the accused gets dragged thru the mud. Second it tends to be about attorneys making money. On the small level it used to cost around $50 thousand to win. Most don't want the publicity and is cheaper to settle than trust a judge or jury. I was aware of one locally . Settlement was $8000, attorney's fees for the accused was $40+thousand. The accuser was crazy,, the accused was assumed guilty. The lack of clarity in sexual harassment laws even makes it worse. everyone has an opinion on what is harassment and are allowed to sue for them. Imagine being married having kids in school and some wacko lady finds a unethical attorney to file against you. From my business experience 80 to 90 some % are bogus. Which sadly takes away from the real ones. Once something hits the paper, people assume guilty. I sat during depositions once, there was not only no case. The attorney shouldn't have filed. the company settled for nothing, I believe the attorneys ran it as long as they could and made their money. The gentleman later lost his job, He was innocent. Just made mistake of hiring a crazy lady.