Fox Information has been hit with another sexual misconduct lawsuit, this time naming hosts Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and the not too long ago fired Ed Henry. The intercourse trafficking, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation lawsuit was filed Monday morning, on behalf of former Fox Information affiliate producer Jennifer Eckhart and community visitor Cathy Areu.
Eckhart claims she was raped by former White Home chief correspondent Ed Henry, who was fired in June on account of the cost. Eckhart says Fox Information knew Henry had engaged in sexual misconduct as early as 2017. Areu, the co-plaintiff, accuses Henry of sending her a “slew of wildly inappropriate sexual pictures and messages,” and accuses Fox Information of subjecting girls to a hostile work surroundings.
“It’s broadly documented within the public file that Fox Information has not solely cultivated and fostered sexual harassment and misconduct, however has persistently accepted and rewarded it. Nonetheless, Fox Information would have the general public imagine that it’s a totally different place from the Fox Information that was run by former disgraced Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. Sadly, it’s really worse,” the swimsuit reads.
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As for the allegations in opposition to Hannity and Carlson, Areu says Hannity as soon as threw $100 his desk and known as for the lads close by to take her on a date. She additionally says she refused advances from Carlson in addition to from Howard Kurtz, after which, she was invited to seem on their reveals a lot much less usually.
When reached for remark by TV Information, Fox submitted a press release that learn, “Primarily based on the findings of a complete impartial investigation performed by an outdoor legislation agency, together with interviews with quite a few eyewitnesses, we’ve decided that every one of Cathy Areu’s claims in opposition to FOX Information, together with its administration in addition to its hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity & Howard Kurtz and its contributor Gianno Caldwell, are false, patently frivolous and totally devoid of any benefit. We take all claims of harassment, misconduct, and retaliation severely, promptly investigating them and taking quick motion as wanted — on this case, the suitable motion primarily based on our investigation is to defend vigorously in opposition to these baseless allegations. Ms. Areu and Jennifer Eckhart can pursue their claims in opposition to Ed Henry instantly with him, as FOX Information already took swift motion as quickly because it discovered of Ms. Eckhart’s claims on June 25 and Mr. Henry is not employed by the community.”
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