Kendis Gibson Alleges Toxic Culture at ABC News Led to Suicide Attempt

A news maker Candice Gibson he says a toxic workplace culture during his time at ABC News played a role in his 2018 suicide attempt.

Gibson, 52, opens up about his experience at ABC News in his book Five Journeys: A Journey of Mental Health Investigation, Psychotherapy and Life Savingwhich will hit the shelves on Tuesday 3rd December.

According to the first quote from Page SixGibson’s time on the network in 2014 got off to an interesting start as he received a “warm reception” from Good Morning America employees. He talked about his “official” announcement coming out Robin Roberts when he named him “the new member of the group Good Morning America” live on air.

While Gibson noted that Roberts, 64, “couldn’t be more beautiful and sincere on camera and off,” some colleagues warned him about the toxic environment of the Disney-owned network. Gibson said an unnamed black reporter welcomed him to “Mickey’s field,” apparently a reference to the brand’s main character, Mickey Mouse.

“The impression I got from them was that it was all about hidden racism,” Gibson said Page Six in an interview published on Monday, November 25. “And there was some truth in what was behind it.”

Gibson shared that during his time at the network, he has worked with “19” different anchors. As Gibson tried to “make it to the top of the game,” he felt unheard by management. He revealed that he was talked about and recalled a moment being scolded for dressing like he was “going to a rap concert” in jeans.

“I was naive … I was wearing rose-colored glasses,” he said in the store. “I didn’t think there was any discrimination going on. I didn’t see all the clues.”

Gibson shared that he released GMA news coverage Lewis Hamilton, Maluma and interview no Ricky Martin but it is said that they were transferred. This reporter added that although he is loved by the viewers at night, the real respect comes from the dignitaries GMA.

“If you are not open GMAyou don’t get your keep. [It feels like] something is wrong with you,” she said. “It hurt my psyche.”

While Gibson admitted that he struggled with “underlying depression” before joining ABC News, nature made things worse for him. After working for the network for four years, Gibson reached his lowest point.

After returning home from a late-night newscast job, Gibson took two Ambien with two glasses of Chardonnay and cried himself to sleep. Gibson later woke up in the middle of the night with suicidal thoughts. She texted her ex-partner to say goodbye and was about to jump out of her kitchen window.

However, drugs and alcohol brought him back down. Gibson woke up to see his friend and meteorologist, Mike Woodswho stayed by his side. Woods finally planned to intervene with Gibson.

After attempting suicide, Gibson returned to work. He again sought treatment and was prescribed antidepressants.

“I didn’t like therapy. I had a love-hate relationship with SSRIs,” he reflects. “It allowed me to work a little bit, but it felt like it was stressful, and it didn’t work.”

When Gibson’s contract with ABC was up, the network gave him a one-year extension with a $10,000 raise. However, Gibson eventually turned down the offer as he “didn’t think it was worth my time and my life to sacrifice another year working that hard schedule.”

After his time at ABC, Gibson moved on to NBC News. He is currently an anchor at New York’s local station PIX11 News.

ABC News declined to comment.

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