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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, Ohio State University marching band director Jonathan Waters poses for a photograph before practice at Ohio Stadium's Steinbrenner Band Center in Columbus, Ohio. The university's legal bills totaled almost $1.6 million for defending the 2014 firing of Waters after an internal investigation by the university uncovered a &quot;sexualized culture&quot; within the band, according to financial documents released Friday, March 31, 2017, by the university. (Eamon Queeney /The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Ohio State paid almost $1.6M to fight band director lawsuits

By LISA CORNWELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2013, file photo, Ohio State University marching band director Jonathan Waters poses for a photograph before practice at Ohio Stadium's Steinbrenner Band Center in Columbus, Ohio. Waters, a fired Ohio State University marching band director, dropped all his legal claims against the university in exchange for it agreeing not to try to recover its costs from him. The university announced the settlement Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, following an Associated Press inquiry. (Eamon Queeney/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Ohio State, fired marching band director settle lawsuits

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press