Fox Newssaid today it settled a sexual harassment lawsuit by former Newshost Gretchen Carlson against cable channel boss Roger Ailes for a reported United States dollars 20 million, and apologized for her treatment on the job.
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According to Vanity Fair, Fox News has agreed to settle Carlson’s suit on behalf of Ailes for $20 million.
Ailes, despite being named in the lawsuit, will not be paying any of the $20 million.
In a statement, Carlson said she was ready to move on to the next chapter in her life, and plans to help empower women in the workplace. Maatz said. “I don’t know that for sure but I do know this: I think that when women do come forward, they will have more support from other women who have been in the same spot”.
“All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace”, she said. According to Politico, Ailes is considering suing NY magazine, which originally broke the story and reported on it as it unfolded.
Former Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes. She did not elaborate.
FNC senior political analyst Brit Hume will take over as host of “On the Record” through the election. We are proud that she was part of the Fox News team. A victor of the 1989 Miss America pageant, Carlson spent several years on the “Fox & Friends” morning show but was shifted to the afternoon in 2013. Many prominent Fox News personalities participated.
Carlson alleged that Ailes told her in a meeting, “You and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago”. “And she says he frequently ogled her, commenting on her figure and telling her to turn around so he could see her rear”. The guy who harassed her, walking libido compost heap Roger Ailes, walks away with million, even though he’s going to have to kick into the Keep Gretchen From Owning Our Ass Fund as well.
“I am gratified that 21st Century Fox took decisive action after I filed my Complaint”, Carlson’s statement began. There are a number of others who quite publicly defended him in recent months as this story came to light.
Ailes, a former consultant to Republican presidents as far back as Richard Nixon, has reportedly been an informal adviser to the party’s current nominee Donald Trump.
Ailes resigned from his position as chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network and chairman of Fox Television Stations on July 21 after 21 Century Fox hired Paul, Weiss, Wharton & Garrison to conduct an internal investigation into his behavior. But even more shocking than the sexual harassment, she also received a public apology from the news network. Fox is fighting that case and has described Tantaros as an “opportunist” in court papers.
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We have news of an apology from Fox News today.
