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Fox News is under fire from everyone from liberal activists to Trump. Here's 7 high-profile departures amid its turmoil.
Fox News is under fire from everyone from liberal activists to Trump. Here's 7 high-profile departures amid its turmoil.
Jake Lahut,Oma SeddiqJul 29, 2020, 01:21 IST
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Fox News has seen a cascade of departures from its network over the past few years, many of which were triggered by sexual-harassment allegations.
Former CEO and Chairman Roger Ailes and longtime host Bill O'Reilly are among the most notable to have been forced out of the organization after being accused of sexual harassment.
Recent departures include former anchor Ed Henry, who is currently being sued for sexual misconduct.
President Trump has been repeatedly eschewing nostalgia for Ailes, and has even been interviewed for a forthcoming documentary on Ailes starring John Voight, yet another production about Fox News, joining the likes of the 2019 movie "Bombshell" and the Showtime series "The Loudest Voice."
Fox News undoubtedly holds the position of the most consequential media organization when it comes to the Trump White House.
The 2019 movie "Bombshell" and Showtime series "The Loudest Voice" both focused on the reckoning over rampant sexual misconduct that hit the network in 2016 and 2017, leading to a slew of departures.
Beyond the men who were either fired or forced out of the company for their behavior, a harder to quantify number of women have seen their careers cut short by the company's culture of workplace harassment.
Here are seven of the most notable departures from Fox over the past four years:
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Roger Ailes was fired in 2016 after being accused of sexual harassment by several women, including Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson.
Roger Ailes on April 11, 2012 in New York City.
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Gretchen Carlson also left the network in 2016, alleging that she'd been fired after refusing to sleep with Ailes.
Gretchen Carlson attends the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: "Gretchen Carlson: Breaking The Silence" at The Robin Williams Center on May 22, 2019.
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Six months after Carlson's departure, Megyn Kelly left Fox for NBC.
Megyn Kelly speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018 at Ritz Carlton Hotel on October 2, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
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Bill O'Reilly was eventually exposed for serially harassing women in 2017.
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Bill Shine managed to find a second act in the White House after he too was forced out over allegations of sexual harassment
Bill Shine
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Eric Bolling was forced out in 2017 for allegedly sending lewd texts and photos to female colleagues.
Eric Bolling on 'The Five' in 2014.
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Ed Henry became the latest Fox News man to lose his job over sexual misconduct allegations in 2020.
Fox News correspondent Ed Henry claps as US President Barack Obama gets up to speak during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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