Roger Ailes reportedly kicked out of Fox News headquarters

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Daily News

Roger Ailes is out — of his office at Fox News headquarters.

The chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s cable news operation, plagued by allegations of sexually harassing the on-air talent, was bounced to another 21st Century Fox building in Manhattan, New York Magazine national affairs editor Gabriel Sherman tweeted Thursday.

His much rumored departure from Fox News appears imminent, too. According to another Sherman tweet, the once invulnerable Ailes will take a $60 million golden parachute to leave the company behind.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/roger-ailes-kicked-fox-news-headquarters-office-article-1.2720469

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Most of the big Faux names are pledged to leave Faux if Ailes is booted.

In any case, Ailes job is ailing.

[Dustlawyer]

3. Believe when I see it!

Doubtful that even one will leave, where would they go?

[Qutzupalotl]

4. O'Reilly, Hannity ... or was Greta van Blusterin'?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. All those plus Ingratious and about ten others on a list I saw.

Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Greta Van Susteren, Shepard Smith, Bret Baier, Eric Bolling, Neil Cavuto, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Laura Ingraham, Geraldo Rivera, Juan Williams, Jeanine Pirro, Bo Dietl, Monica Crowley

... as reported by Breitbart, but the first three are confirmed by multiple sources to have a clause in their contract that they can walk if Ailes departs for any reason.

[thesquanderer]

34. re: "a clause in their contract that they can walk if Ailes departs for any reason."

which probably also equates to an opportunity to renegotiate for more money.

[TeamPooka]

38. bingo It's all about the Tubmans. nt

[7962]

7. I read where they have the right in their contracts, but have they said they WOULD?

Watch Ailes just go take over CNN & start Fox News Lite

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. I think Ailes will be a no-brainer for Trump TV Network

Trump has spoken of his network plans in several interviews this year.

When I write "no-brainer" I mean it literally for Trump. But I think Ailes would jump at the opportunity ... and out-deal Trump on the contract.

[7962]

47. I forgot all about him talking about that!

you might be on to something there. I never thought he seriously wanted the job of president

[Kingofalldems]

21. Did you forget the harrassment charges?

[7962]

46. No, but what has that got to do with leaving your job?

The people mentioned have the right to leave if Ailes does, but I havent seen where any have said they will.
What do the charges against him have to do with that?

[Kingofalldems]

48. It has a lot to do with getting another job.

Do you think maybe the women at CNN would walk out if he were hired?

[7962]

49. OK, I follow you now. Sorry about that.

I didnt realize you were referring to my comment about taking over CNN.

Where ever Robin Meade is, I'll watch her.

[ronnie624]

50. I think King was referring to your belief that Ailes could perhaps go to CNN.

I'm very skeptical of that possibility, too.

[cstanleytech]

15. I'll make you a bet that if they actually have such a clause that they will only

exercise the option to try and leverage a better deal at fox as fox will feel vulnerable and will want to try to keep as much of its talent as possible because if to many of them were to leave at this time there is a risk that they might not be able to maintain their momentum as the top news network for conservatives.

[PatSeg]

18. I think they're just taking

advantage of the situation to get pay increases.

[TrollBuster9090]

27. And Murdoch is smart enough to know it. He's got this picture...

He's got this picture of Glenn Beck, broadcasting his penny-anti Sirius radio podcast, pinned up on his wall for a reason. All he has to do is point to it, and Hannity, O'Reilly, Doucy and the rest of the gang will shit their pants, and beg him to continue with their contracts at half their current salary.

[PatSeg]

29. It is like a 1980s sitcom

Except it isn't funny and the characters aren't believable.

[TrollBuster9090]

23. As I said in another thread, Murdoch has already had a talk with them.

If they try to leave, he'll remove their hart plugs. (ie-the copious amounts of money showered upon them by their plutocrat masters. That's the only reason why any of the 'conservative' chattering class are even in this business. It has nothing to do with a fake, crafted ideology.)

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. Uh huh....

[brucefan]

2. Kicked Out?

60 Million Dollar parachute ,is not kicked out.

[Dustlawyer]

5. Hope he needs all of that to pay the settlements!

[7962]

8. Really. Kick the shit outta me for that much. nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

12. No kidding. Thank you sir, may I have another?

[thesquanderer]

35. He was only kicked out of his office, moved to another building.

The 60 mill will come later.

[Silver_Witch]

43. Exactly...

[rtracey]

9. Ugggg

Jesus... a piece of shit sexually harasses his workers and he gets 60 mil to walk.......what the fuck....

[ronnie624]

52. The elite function by a completely different set of standards than the rest of us.

It's a primative, barbaric, disgusting culture.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Just got 3 breaking news banners - he has "stepped down"

CNN, NYT, WaPo.

[calimary]

40. Yeah, MSNBC had it, too. They've all been remarkably quiet about that developing story.

But it's GIGANTIC news. Pox Noise has been such a big influence on news coverage for so long. That will be a big blow. A morale blow especially. He developed, and shepherded, their schtick. I guess every day of this hapless CONvention-cum-shit show has now been stepped on. Sucks to be them.

Margaret Sullivan was just on with Chris Hayes, speculating briefly about what roger ailes does next. She said he might go back into politics. He worked for Nixon at the start of his career. So that got me thinking - maybe he's free to join the Trump train? I mean - look at the timing...

Trump did say he might eventually do his own Trump TV network (particularly if/when he loses in November), to add even more wrong-wing propagandizing into the mix. Well, he may have his Trump TV COO.

[BumRushDaShow]

45. "he may have his Trump TV COO"

Well since Oprah has "OWN", I wouldn't be surprised if he tried something like that as a venture. And he could use Ailes and take the 3 Ailes lackies with him (Hannity, Van Sustern, & O'Reilly since it is supposedly an option in their contracts)! Caribou Barbie and her wolf pack family would have a home!

In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if he even tried to use "TNT" to name it and then garner more beloved "negative press" battling with Ted Turner over that acronym.

[ToxMarz]

11. I hope he was escorted by security

[47of74]

20. I'd pay money to see that

However I don't think we'd be that lucky.

[still_one]

14. As a protest to this firing, I refuse to watch faux news..........

er, um......

As a protest to this firing, I will continue to not watch faux news

[jpak]

16. Nothing on FAUX news website

CBSN sez he will be giving a statement within the hour...

[47of74]

22. Still nothing.

I owe my computer a bath for making it go to that site.

[Liberal In Red State]

17. Why does this take so long? It seems odd that he get paid $60M to leave a position where he

sexually harassed employees? Who has that kind of rider/clause in their contract?

[TrollBuster9090]

28. True, but his actual 'punishment' is that he'll no longer be able to

be able to parade the female talent in front of himself, and demand that they sit behind glass desks while wearing micro-mini skirts.

[geek tragedy]

19. someone ask Donald Trump about this nt

[packman]

24. $60 mill golden parachute -

provides for a soft touchdown. Hell, I didn't even get a ham or gold watch for my retirement.

[calimary]

37. I got a cake. Which I was NOT expecting. I seriously thought I'd just get a few hugs

and people telling me goodbye. But the bureau chief at the AP went out and ordered a small cake - and it even had my name on it. I was really surprised! And typical of that size newsroom, many of my friends weren't even there. I wasn't surprised about that, though. They were out covering stories and news conferences and stuff. The news never takes time off - even if it's just to go over to one end of the room and get some cake with some people. In a newsroom like that, there's ALWAYS gonna be a few people missing.

[Stuart G]

25. k and r.....nt

[TrollBuster9090]

26. Okay, that's the THIRD day the RNC convention was stepped on

Okay, that's the THIRD day that the RNC convention was stepped on by another headline.

Day one: Malenia swipes Michelle Obama's speech.

Day two: Nothing else happened. -whew- maybe we're in the clear.

Day three: Ted Cruz refuses to endorse Trump, booed off stage.

Day four: Ailes fired, Fox News in free-fall. Employees too busy updating their resumes to spell check the cyron (nothing new there). On-camera talent are asking Glenn Beck how much it costs him to run his own Sirius radio show.

[apcalc]

31. One pig down

One to go in November

[MFM008]

32. Did they perp walk him?

[nolabear]

36. "SHAME...SHAME..."

[trueblue2007]

33. PERVERT!!!!

[TeamPooka]

39. Jeff Zucker at CNN should be worried for his job. nt

[calimary]

41. HEY!!!! Do you suppose THIS is what Keith Olbermann was hinting about?

He tweeted something yesterday:

"As you watch this cheap Tobacco Triuther at #GOPinCle, take heart. Come sunrise I'll have a good surprise for you." That was yesterday evening - it says 7:37pm.

[lastlib]

42. $60 million for that POS to leave?

That just sucks. I hope the IRS eats him alive for it.

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[Grimelle]

44. Faux News

sans Roger Ailes? This is too funny.
Will he still pull the string of the puppets republicans?

[Rex]

51. well....awwwwwwww