Fox Information has fired America’s Newsroom anchor Ed Henry amid allegations of sexual misconduct, TV Information has confirmed. Henry, who beforehand acted because the community’s chief White Home correspondent in the course of the Obama administration, was terminated after Fox Information acquired a sexual misconduct allegation from a former worker. An investigation into the grievance was launched, and Henry was suspended the identical day.
In an inner memo to the workers which was despatched out Wednesday morning, Fox Information CEO Suzanne Scott and President and Government Editor Jay Wallace wrote, “On Thursday, June 25, we acquired a grievance about Ed Henry from a former staff’s lawyer involving willful sexual misconduct within the office years in the past. We instantly retained an out of doors regulation agency (which has by no means represented Fox Information in investigations or litigation) to independently examine the claims. Ed was suspended the identical day and instantly faraway from his on-air tasks pending investigation. Based mostly on investigative findings, Ed has been terminated.” The cable information community went on so as to add, “Fox Information Media strictly prohibits all types of sexual harassment, misconduct, and discrimination. We are going to proceed striving to keep up a secure and inclusive office for all staff.”
A everlasting substitute for Henry has not but been named, however within the meantime, Fox Information mentioned {that a} rotating group of anchors will host America’s Newsroom in his place. Sandra Smith will stay on as co-anchor of this system.
Over the previous few years, a number of main figures at Fox Information, together with its founder and former CEO Roger Ailes and former O’Reilly Factor host Bill O’Reilly, have been ousted from the community on account of sexual misconduct allegations.
Fox Information’ memo continues, “In January 2017 we overhauled our total Human Sources operation and instituted in depth necessary annual Inclusion and Harassment Prevention coaching which has since educated our total workforce. We encourage any worker who has a sexual harassment, discrimination or misconduct grievance of any type to report it instantly, as we’ve mentioned repeatedly during the last 4 years.”