Megyn Kelly reportedly said Ailes sexually harassed her 10 years ago. http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/07/sources-kelly-said-ailes-sexually-harassed-her.html Sent from TypeApp
On Jul 7, 2016, 3:54 PM, at 3:54 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >This was a good story. I didn't watch the show so I didn't realize >they had significant on-air tension. >http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/fox-news-and-friends-gretchen-carlson-steve-doocy-brian-kilmeade-sexual-harassment-roger-ailes-lawsuit-214029 > >On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> >wrote: >>> >>> Meanwhile, Fox says there will be an internal investigation (and >don't be >>> sure that it will be perfunctory, since it's no secret that James >and >>> Lachlan Murdoch, who are running 21st Century Fox, are not as >enamored of >>> Ailes as their father), while Ailes has predictably fiercely >defended >>> himself in a statement and calls the suit "offensive," hinting that >Carlson >>> should be glad that her talents were appreciated so much at FNC (oh, >>> intercourse me): >>> >>> >>> >http://www.thewrap.com/fox-news-launches-internal-review-into-roger-ailes-sexual-harassment-allegations >>> >>> Granted, FNC's main audience isn't going to think that there's >anything >>> wrong going on here, but if Carlson's claims are legitimate (and I >suspect >>> they are), either Ailes is gone or he figures out a way to get out >of it and >>> throws Doocy overboard. Considering that a chronic abuser of women >in >>> Chicago was recently forced to close his theater company for even >worse >>> actions (and granted, theater's a lot more liberal-leaning than Fox >News), >>> Ailes is not safe. >> >> >> The FNC internal investigation is for damage control. Now that this >is in >> the public, they want to see if other employees will step forward and >either >> corroborate Carlson's story or say that they were harassed in the >same way. >> They then have to decide whether a quiet settlement or public court >fight is >> preferable. >> >> And let's acknowledge Carlson's courage. Her social media probably >(since >> hers and mine don't overlap I can't verify it) blew up today with >angry >> violent misogyny and that would continue into the foreseeable future. >Unless >> she wants to leave the public sphere she can't just disconnect from >those >> platforms. Plus she is seen as betraying the conservative movement >and that >> increases the anger. She can no longer work in conservative media and >if >> that's where her heart is, it's now closed to her for good. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
