NEW YORK: NBC suspended star news anchor Brian Williams for six months without pay for embellishing an Iraq war story, the US network said, amid swirling accusations that he exaggerated other news reports.
The measure takes effect immediately, said NBC, which is under growing pressure to fire the 55-year-old Williams, who reportedly earns about $10 million a year and has earned more than two dozen industry awards during his glittering journalism career.
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