Fox News' Ed Henry Fired After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Longtime Fox News commentator Cathy Areu has joined forces with former Fox News employee Jennifer Eckhart to sue the network, claiming it didn’t take enough action over claims of sexual harassment and retaliation by some of the network’s top stars. In lawsuit paperwork filed on July 20 and obtained by HollywoodLife.com, Jennifer claimed that fired anchor Ed Henry sexually assaulted her on several occasions.

Journalist Jennifer Eckhart is not letting “fear of retaliation, victim shaming and further attacks” stop her from speaking out. This is what the former Fox Nation personality wrote on Twitter on July 20, the day she filed a lawsuit with co-plaintiff Cathy Areu (another journalist) against the Fox News Network and some of the biggest names to appear on the conservative news outlet: Ed Henry, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz.

another sexual misconduct lawsuit, this time naming hosts Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and the recently fired Ed Henry. The sex trafficking, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation lawsuit was filed Monday morning, on behalf of former Fox News associate producer Jennifer Eckhart and network guest Cathy Areu. Eckhart claims she was raped by former White House chief correspondent Ed Henry, who was fired in June as a result of the charge.

Ted Johnson ABC News has fired a top executive following an investigation that she made racially insensitive remarks.In an email to the staff obtained by Deadline, Peter Rice, the chairman of Walt Disney Television and co-chair of Disney Media Networks, wrote that Barbara Fedida would not be returning to the company after her suspension last month.

Also Read: Fox News Fires 'America's Newsroom' Co-Host Ed Henry After Sexual Misconduct InvestigationAccording to the suit, Eckhart was a 24-year-old production assistant at the network in 2014 when Henry reached out her via Twitter and began flirtatious interactions. After agreeing to meet him for a drink at the New York Marriott Marquis, she said that Henry “out of nowhere, began forcefully kissing Ms.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticTucker Carlson is returning to Fox News Channel tonight after a sudden vacation, but along with the cabler newser itself, Sean Hannity and the now fired Ed Henry, the top rated host also finds himself in the center of a whole new legal spotlight of alleged misconduct at the now Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace-run outlet.“It is widely documented in the public record that Fox News has not only cultivated and fostered sexual harassment and misconduct,

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTwo former staffers at Fox News Channel filed suit in federal court Monday, alleging they had been harassed individually by Ed Henry, the Fox News anchor who was fired by the cable-news outlet earlier this month following a complaint about “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace,” and their disclosures threaten to revive an era that the Fox Corp.-owned media company had hoped to put behind it after the ouster of Roger Ailes.One of the employees alleged she

He was suspended by the digital media company in June after multiple women accused him on Twitter of sexual misconduct during their time together at Emerson College.Also Read: NowThis News Suspends Politics Producer After Accusations of Collegiate Sexual Misconduct Surface“We take any allegations of sexual assault very seriously,” a spokesperson for NowThis told TheWrap at the time. “The employee in question was immediately suspended and we have promptly launched an investigation.

accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women last fall.In a video that was shared on Wednesday to Instagram and Facebook, Crist said that he spent the break “working on my own mental health and my recovery and healing.”That also included some time in a treatment facility writes People.com.“I made a lot of poor choices in my personal life,” Crist said in the video.“I’ve made a lot of decisions that hurt myself, that hurt other people and that embarrassed myself and had consequences, and I can

Christian comedian John Crist has returned to social media, eight months after he admitted to "destructive and sinful" behavior following multiple accusations of unwanted sexting, harassment, and manipulation. In a video shared to Facebook on Wednesday titled, "A message from me," Crist, 36, began by expressing thanks for the "undeserved" support he received and said he was in a treatment facility for four months.

Nick Cannon is speaking out against ViacomCBS after the company fired him for making anti-Semitic comments.In a lengthy statement posted to his official Facebook page, the 39-year-old actor called out the media conglomerate for choosing to “make an example of an outspoken Black man.” Cannon said he is “deeply saddened” that instead of heading toward “reconciliation that the powers that be misused an important moment for us to all grow closer together and learn” from one another.“I will not be

Nick Cannon. On Tuesday, the network announced its decision to cut ties with Cannon due to his use of "hateful speech" and "anti-Semitic conspiracy theories" during a recent episode of his YouTube show, "Cannon's Class." The episode featured a discussion between Cannon and hip hop star and author Richard Griffin, aka Professor Griff.

Ted Johnson A top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson has resigned after the discovery of an online forum in which he reportedly used a pseudonym to make racist and offensive remarks.CNN Business reported that writer Blake Neff had been posting on the online forum even in recent weeks, using racial stereotypes in his commentary.

Broadway star Nick Cordero has died after a brutal battle with the coronavirus.The Rock of Ages actor’s wife, Amanda Kloots, confirmed the sad news in an Instagram post on Sunday evening, after spending more than 90 days in a Los Angeles hospital.“God has another angel in heaven now,” she wrote beside a black-and-white photo of Cordero, with whom she shared one-year-old son Elvis.“My darling husband passed away this morning.

Fox News said on Wednesday it had fired Ed Henry, co-anchor of “America’s Newsroom,” over claims of “willful sexual misconduct” involving a co-worker from years ago.

W/ the latest revelations about Ed Henry at @foxnews– now would be the time for Fox to release all of us (@dianafalzone @julieroginsky) muzzled by NDAs (if everything has changed as they say it has). We’ve demanded & were waiting & why created @liftourvoicesus to help others!” she wrote, referencing her organization, Lift Our Voices.A represenative for Lift Our Voices didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.

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Also Read: Megyn Kelly Says She Twirled at Roger Ailes' Request: 'God Help Me, I Did It'In their staff memo Wednesday, Scott and Wallace wrote, “As all of you know, in January 2017 we overhauled our entire Human Resources operation and instituted extensive mandatory annual inclusion and Harassment Prevention training which has since educated our entire workforce.”They went on, “We encourage any employee who has a sexual harassment, discrimination or misconduct complaint of any form to report it

NEW YORK -- Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after he was charged with sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network said it had received a complaint on June 25 from an attorney about the misconduct.