Carlson’s Sex-Harassment Suit Against Ailes Prompts Review
- ‘Fox & Friends’ ex-host describes hostile work environment
- Ailes allegedly called Carlson ‘man hater’ for complaining
Roger Ailes.
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Fox News Channel Chairman Roger Ailes was sued by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, who claimed she was fired last month for refusing his sexual advances and complaining about his conduct. The allegations prompted parent company 21st Century Fox Inc. to begin an internal review.
Carlson’s lawsuit depicts a workplace rampant with sexism from Ailes’s alleged ogling and innuendos to claims that Steve Doocy mocked her and treated her as a “blond female prop” on “Fox & Friends,” where the two were hosts.