There may be more extended "vacations" announced at Fox "News":
Fox News has been hit with a kitchen sink suit, replete with trigger warning, as a complaint was filed on Monday in New York federal court alleging sexual misconduct by some of its top hosts including Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson.
Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer on Fox Business Network, is a co-plaintiff in the suit. The most serious claim pertains to Eckhart's allegation that she was raped by former White House chief correspondent Ed Henry, who earlier this month was fired by Fox News as a result of the charge. [snip]
Cathy Areu is the other co-plaintiff in this case, which also asserts Fox News subjected women to a hostile workplace.
Once an on-air regular on Fox News, Areu says she was victimized by Henry through a "slew of wildly inappropriate sexual images and messages." The complaint details the contents of these messages.
Additionally, Areu targets several of Fox News' other stars. She alleges that Hannity once threw $100 on the desk of his set and called for the men around to take her on a date for drinks. She says that Carlson once probed to see whether she'd be interested in a sexual relationship. She accuses Howard Kurtz of inviting her to a hotel room. After allegedly spurning advances or enduring comments, Areu says she stopped being invited to appear on each of their respective programs. The three Fox News hosts are co-defendants in the suit and face claims of retaliation.The full complaint is at the link above.
For years, any sentient person could see Hannity and Carlson were smarmy, toxic personalities in more ways than one. Hopefully, women aren't letting them get away with their behavior anymore, and Fox won't be able to pay for their silence as they once did.
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Two former Fox employees have filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Ed Henry, and others.
The lying and misogyny are "Fair & Balanced" across the whole network!— Brian O'Sullivan (@osullivanauthor) July 21, 2020
The details in this lawsuit, which accuses Ed Henry of brutally raping former Fox News employee Jennifer Eckhart, are extremely brutal and horrific.
The text messages included in the suit are really jawdropping.https://t.co/ixharnUKRJ— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 20, 2020
You have reached the Fox News Sexual Assault Hotline.
If you were assaulted by Sean Hannity, press 1.
If you were assaulted by Tucker Carlson, press 2.
If you were assaulted by Ed Henry, press 3.
Otherwise, stay on the line for the operator and tell them who assaulted you.— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) July 20, 2020
Fox News was run by Roger Ailes, employed Bill O’Reilly, and literally doesn’t allow women to wear pants, so I’m not sure how anyone is surprised that other men who work there are sexual predators.— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 21, 2020
