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Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his show Tuesday that white supremacy is a “hoax” and not a major concern in the U.S. He’s faced intense backlash, but seemingly not from his network or advertisers, who have remained largely silent on the incident. His comments came just 72 hours…
Darla Shine’s racist beliefs filled her Twitter page, which she deleted as soon as the White House announced that her husband, Bill Shine, was officially joining the Trump administration as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications. Shine’s racist statements dating back to 2015 included questioning…
Bill O’Reilly is once again facing a lawsuit for defamation and engaging in a “smear campaign” against the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. Former Fox News anchor Laurie Dhue filed a suit in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday. According to Dhue, O’Reilly on numerous occasions called her…
One of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged victims of sexual harassment has broken her confidentiality agreement to show women they are not powerless after suffering the traumas of sexual harassment. In a tell-all interview with the Financial Times, former assistant to the cinema powerhouse Zelda Perkins explained that such binding contracts only…
News of the toxic work environment for women at Fox News continues to unfold. Eric Bolling, co-host of “The Specialists,” was suspended on Saturday following reports that he texted a picture of his genitalia to one colleague at Fox News and at least two colleagues at Fox Business. The texts…
In what has developed into a disturbing pattern, another Fox employee has been accused of sexual harassment. Charles Payne, host of Fox Business Networks’ “Making Money,” was suspended for allegations against him. Fox Business confirmed the news Thursday night, the Los Angeles Times reported. “We take issues of this nature…
Fox Sports’ president of sports programming was fired on Monday in the wake of the network’s sexual harassment allegations. Jamie Horowitz’s sudden dismissal is reportedly being linked to the sexual harassment investigation. The Los Angeles Times reported that Horowitz was terminated about a week after Fox Sports began interviewing women,…
Bill Shine has resigned from his position as co-president of Fox News, the network announced on Monday. The same day, a Fox News contributor filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination. Several of the network’s current sexual misconduct and racial discrimination scandals name Shine for allegedly covering up the wrongdoing of…
UPDATE: April 26, 2017, 7:30 a.m. EST Fox News ChannelreporterKelly Wright is one of the 11 plaintiffs, all people of color who are either current or former Fox News employees, suing the company for racial discrimination. Wright, a former co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” has been with the companysince…
After numerous women came forward alleging sexual harassment at the hands of Bill O’Reilly, Fox News’ parent company, 21st Century Fox, on Wednesday announced the former host would not be returning to the network. The latest public claim came from a Black woman, now identified as Perquita Burgess, who said…