A federal judge in New York City issued a decision on April 24 allowing a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit to go forward on behalf of a former guest commentator against Fox News, see Hughes v. Twenty-First Century Fox, Case No. 1:17-cv-07093-WHP (S.D.N.Y Apr. 24, 2018). While this decision may not come as a surprise to many, the lawsuit “is one of many in a cavalcade of sexual harassment suits plaguing Fox” in “the aftermath of several public reports concerning the culture of sexual harassment at Fox,” according to the recent opinion.
It has been widely reported that cable giant Bill O’Reilly separated from the network a year ago after reports of payments totaling $13 million were made to five women who accused O’Reilly of sexual harassment. Former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes was removed from Fox just two weeks after former host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit against him alleging sexual harassment. Scottie Nell Hughes, a former political commentator for various shows on Fox News, filed a lawsuit on Sept. 19, 2017, claiming that she was banned from the network and blacklisted after reporting that she was raped by Fox Business host Charles Payne. A culture of sexual harassment, indeed.
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