Fox Settles With Gretchen Carlson For $20m (half as much as they paid Ailes to leave)

[Miles Archer]

Fox Paid Roger Ailes Twice As Much As The Woman He Allegedly Harassed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-payout_us_57cee12ce4b02c637c57d8b0

Fox News is rumored to have paid Roger Ailes $40 million in exchange for stepping down from the company’s top post as a result of a slew of sexual harassment allegations.

On Tuesday, news broke that Gretchen Carlson, one of the women who says she was harassed by Ailes, will receive a $20 million settlement. Yes, it’s a gargantuan sum ― but the man accused of carrying out the harassment is walking away with a payout twice as large as his alleged victim.

Carlson also received an apology from 21st Century Fox as part of the settlement.

“During her tenure at Fox News, Gretchen exhibited the highest standards of journalism and professionalism,” the network’s statement read, in part. “We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve.”

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1. She was an overpaid news reader. They all are. You could do it.

Most anyone can. In my opinion.