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Eric and Chase Bolling in a photo shared last year on Facebook.
TMZ reported that Eric Chase Bolling, 19, was found dead Friday afternoon in Boulder, Colorado, the result of an apparent suicide.
Following the news of Chase Bolling's death, Fox News issued a brief statement on Saturday.
"We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Eric Bolling's son," the statement said. "Eric Chase was a wonderful young man and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Bolling family."
A number of prominent journalist and
The younger Bolling's death came just hours after Fox News announced that it was parting ways with Eric Bolling a month after the Huffington Post first reported that Bolling send unsolicited lewd text messages to colleagues at Fox News and Fox Business Network.
Bolling denied the claims, and took legal action against the reporter who broke the story, Yashar Ali.
This is so terrible. My condolences to @ericbolling and his whole family.https://t.co/x65BArwulY
- Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) September 9, 2017@ericbolling To my dear friend, please know we all love you, will be here for you and your family.
- Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 9, 2017So awful. My heart goes out to Eric and his family. Tragedy: Eric Bolling Son Dies Mediaite https://t.co/8DvUNqqi9M
- Don Lemon (@donlemon) September 9, 2017My heart goes out to @ericbolling whose son passed away yesterday. Absolutely tragic. Condolences from the bottom of my heart.
- Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) September 9, 2017This is very very sad on a human level, regardless on what you thought of Eric. Thoughts for the family. https://t.co/T93SDUXwrC
- andrew kaczynski 🤔 (@KFILE) September 9, 2017