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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News quietly settles with former host over OReilly sexual harassment claims
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/01/fox-news-quietly-settles-with-former-host-over-oreilly-sexual-harassment-claims/A former Fox News anchor has quietly reached a settlement after threatening a sexual harassment suit against the network over the actions of star Fox personality Bill OReilly and Jack Abernethy, who was recently named co-President of the news division.
According to an exclusive at Lawnewz, former Fox News host Juliet Huddy has agreed to the settlement according to three separate sources, including a former Fox News executive.
Huddy previously served as a host on the networks Fox & Friends weekend edition, before moving to The OReilly Factor as a regular. Huddy eventually left the network to work for Fox 5 New York, which she departed in 2016, citing, 20 challenging years with Fox.
According to her attorneys letter to the network, she left OReillys show and the cable network after rebuffing Mr. OReillys advances.
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Fox News quietly settles with former host over OReilly sexual harassment claims (Original Post)
deminks
Jan 2017
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underpants
(182,802 posts)1. That place is in disarray
They lost their #2 star
Sexual harassment causes left and right
The creator and head got fired because of th harassment cases
They don't hold the sway with the right crowd that they used to. FB posts are claiming Trump ran Megyn Kelly out and are opening siding with him. There are so many options for getting cognitive dissonance fix and it appears that Fox just isn't as important as it was.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)2. The "Grab 'em by the pussy" network is finding out ...
that their shit don't fly anymore.
underpants
(182,802 posts)3. Agreed
They are staid and there are edgier elements now.
UTUSN
(70,691 posts)4. O'Loofah had/has a lot of irons in the fire
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)5. Poor Billy....
Rex
(65,616 posts)6. Money won't clean up this kind of stink.
Pignews. "Oink and Oink".
Bucky
(54,005 posts)7. and that's the way the Falafel bounces
O'Reilly is "full awful"