Former NCIS: New Orleans showrunner Brad Kern is under investigation for misconduct again -- even after CBS renewed his contract

The Hollywood Reporter

CBS has launched a third investigation into Kern one month after he stepped down as showrunner from the CBS drama series amid new accusations of harassment and misconduct. An outside investigator will examine Kern, who recently inked a two-year overall deal with CBS Television Studios. Kern was the subject of two CBS internal investigations in 2016 that resulted in disciplinary action. According to Maureen Ryan, who reported on allegations of Kern's "misogynistic bullying, racially insensitive comments and harassing behavior" in a Variety story last December, the new outside investigation is "expected to include but also go beyond the scope of the previous probes and potentially explore new complaints against Kern."