‘Hardball’ Anchor Chris Matthews Abruptly Retires After Sexual Harassment Claim

On the eve of Super Tuesday, TV personality Chris Matthews stunned MSNBC viewers with the announcement that his tenure as host of MSNBC’s "Hardball" was coming to sudden end after 23 years, effective immediately. It comes in the wake of sexual harassment accusations from journalist Laura Bassett, who has appeared as a guest on the show several times. Today she responded to his departure, saying, “It’s all worth it if he will never have the platform to demean and objectify us again.”