It’s been almost three weeks since we last heard of a sex scandal happening at Fox News. Well, that streak just ended in a big, big way.
Two former Fox News employees have just filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing former Fox News chief national correspondent Ed Henry of raping one of them, while the other says she was sexually harassed by popular primetime anchors Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Howard Kurtz.
The lawsuit was filed by former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart and journalist Cathy Areu.
In the 39-page complaint, Eckhart alleges that Henry “groomed, psychologically manipulated and coerced” her into a sexual relationship in which he called her his “sex slave.”
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Additionally, the lawsuit alleges, “when she would not comply voluntarily, [Henry] sexually assaulted her on office property, and raped her at a hotel where Fox News frequently lodged its visiting employees.”
Henry was fired from the network earlier this month over complaints of “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace.”
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Meanwhile, Areu claims she was sexually harassed by Hannity on the set of his show. One day, he offered $100 to anyone on the crew willing to date her.
“Who wants to take her on a date?” he allegedly said. “Take her on a date to Del Friscos!”
The lawsuit states Hannity continued trying to auction off Areu to the male crew members, leaving her “completely mortified.” When nobody took him up the offer, he chided them for being “afraid to take out a beautiful woman.”
Another time, Areu says she was working on Carlson’s show when a producer whispered in her ear that Tucker wanted her to stay after the show to “chat.”
When they were alone together, Carlson allegedly told Areu he would be alone in New York City that night in a hotel room “without any wife or kids.”
Yet another time, Areu claims she was a guest on Howard Kurtz’s Sunday show when he pressured her to have dinner and drinks with him and then go back to his hotel room, saying he could introduce her to his buddy Ann Coulter as a lure.
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Of course, Fox News is denying everything. In a statement, the network says:
Based on the findings of a comprehensive independent investigation conducted by an outside law firm, including interviews with numerous eyewitnesses, we have determined that all of Cathy Areu’s claims against FOX News, including its management as well as its hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity & Howard Kurtz and its contributor Gianno Caldwell, are false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit.
ThinkPlease
Where are the criminal charges?
ThinkPIease
They really need to go after Bill Clinton! He raped so many woman plus he made all those trips to Pedophile Island.
Cam
You mean the island owned by Trump’s buddy and party wingman Jeffrey Epstein?
Notice how whenever there is a story about Fox News or Republicans there are a bunch of accounts desperate to deflect the topic?
ThinkPlease
Another faked reply that wasn’t me. But OK, you win, since you’re going to clearly keep it up until I go away.
You’ve stated that I’m smarter than you are and the only way you can win is by lying, using my name to do it, and pinning it on me. Brilliant.
Cam
Hey Queerty,
As you can see, the troll account above has taken ThinkPlease’s screename. They did the same thing to BlackPegasus.
Is there a way to keep someone from stealing another accounts screenames?
Rock-N-RollHS
LMAO. . . Performance art, right?
nmharleyrider
old news
Cam
Roger Ailes was a rapist and he hired rapists.
ThinkPlease
Thanks for the nice conversation on the Alicia Silverstone thread. But since the trolls appropriated my name, post crap using it, and the management clearly doesn’t care, I’ll be out of here.
Nice folks you guys have here, I do have to say. Don’t agree? Just lie and smear somebody else’s name with false posts. What, me bitter? Naw, it’s pretty typical of the loonies on both sides.
Smith David
WOW! I am really shocked. Not these upstanding men. WOW! such a surprise to me. WOWzzzers…..
Mack
Awww, these men are as innocent as Donald Trump.
Kangol2
FoxNews, the leading telecommunications organ of right-wing morality!
Rock-N-RollHS
Honey, it ain’t hot if ain’t toxic masculinity. Toxic femininity, however, are best kept to Aaron Spelling productions and the View.
Cam
Translation: The Trump supporting troll defends rapists and sexual harassers.
tjack47
Ugh.
cuteguy
Not to victim shame, why would any woman choose to work at Faux News? It’s notorious for being xenophobic, homophobic, racist and misogynistic.
dhmonarch89
The Southern District of New York? Trump just fired the Federal Judge there and he and AG Barr replaced him with a Trump supporter- the charges will be dismissed asap.
novadude
Isn’t it hilarious when an entity slings mud at something but what they said is actually more true of themselves?
I couldn’t come up with a better description of Faux Noise than “false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit” if I spent a year trying.