Report: Existence Of Audio Tapes Pushes Gretchen Carlson's Fox News Settlement Past $10 Million

According to Vanity Fair, the settlement over Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment lawsuit against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes will likely end up in the “eight figures” range due to concerns at Fox that audio tapes of Ailes speaking to “multiple women” could become part of a public trial.
Fox News Host Claims Network Ignored Her Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Roger Ailes
The sexual harassment allegations against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes—the number of which seems to grow every day—have raised serious questions about whether Fox officials were aware of Ailes’ behavior toward female employees. The network has denied any knowledge among higher-ups. But according to Gabriel Sherman…
Report: Roger Ailes Used Fox News Money to Spy on Gawker Staffers
How devious is former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes? Following his July resignation, amid an internal inquiry into his serial sexual harassment (and worse) of female employees, a clearer picture of the infamously vindictive Nixon aide’s tactics has begun to emerge. For instance, according to a report this morning from …
Small Town Newspaper Owned by Roger Ailes’ Wife Goes to Bat for Roger Ailes
Roger Ailes, who resigned as CEO of Fox News after a barrage of sexual harassment allegations from female subordinates, is married to Elizabeth Ailes, the owner and publisher of the Putnam County News & Recorder, a broadsheet newspaper in Philipstown, New York, where the couple maintains a summer home. Ailes’…
Report: Roger Ailes’ Behavior Went Far Beyond Sexual Harassment at Fox News
Roger Ailes and Fox News formally parted ways just weeks after former Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment against the CEO. Now, according to a report by Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine, at least one former Fox News employee, a booker named Laurie Luhn, experienced not just years of…
Donald Trump Supports Close Friend and Definite Non-Harasser Roger Ailes: 'A Great Guy'
Toxic algae bloom Donald Trump appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday, where he took a break from an unbroken string of self-compliments to defend Roger Ailes, who recently “resigned” from Fox News in the midst of being investigated for sexual harassment. Trump called Ailes a “great guy” and hinted that maybe the fired…
Is Roger Ailes Going to Run Donald Trump's Presidential Campaign?
In what would certainly be one of the unholier unions of our time, rumors have begun to emerge that Roger Ailes, the former chairman and CEO of Fox News, might go work for Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. “A lot of people are thinking he’s going to run my campaign,” Trump told NBC’s Chuck Todd on…
Bye, Roger: The Best Times Roger Ailes Was The Worst
Roger Ailes, the founder and CEO of Fox News, is resigning from the network after several female employees, current and former, alleged that Ailes had sexually harassed them. To bid him adieu, we’ve collected the best of Gawker’s coverage of the times Ailes—and the company he ran until today—were the worst. Enjoy?
Roger Ailes Out at Fox News After Sexual Harassment Scandal
Roger Ailes has resigned as the chairman and CEO of Fox News, its parent company 21st Century Fox announced this afternoon. His departure comes after a protracted separation process sparked by a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson.
Is Roger Ailes Leaving Fox News Or Not?
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, who is currently facing numerous accusations of sexual harassment by a growing number of current and former employees, is reportedly—reportedly!—departing the channel, which he founded in October 1996 and has helmed for the past 19 years. This morning, Gabriel Sherman of New York magazine …
Megyn Kelly Was Allegedly Harassed by Fox News CEO Roger Ailes
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly—who ranks among the channel’s most valuable and visible on-air talent, and has maintained close ties with network CEO Roger Ailes—has apparently told lawyers hired by 21st Century Fox that Ailes made sexual advances toward her several years ago, according to reporting by Gabriel Sherman of …
Report: Murdoch Family Plans to Remove Fox News CEO Roger Ailes After Sexual Harassment Suit
News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch and his two large adult sons, James and Lachlan, have decided that Roger Ailes must be dethroned from their company’s most consistent cash cow. Almost exactly one week after former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson hit CEO Roger Ailes with a sexual harassment lawsuit, Gabriel Sherman of New…
Geraldo Rivera Defends Roger Ailes by Comparing Him to Bear That Jumped Leonardo DiCaprio
On Tuesday, Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera took to social media to challenge allegations that CEO Roger Ailes sexually harassed former host Gretchen Carlson and six other women, likening his sometime boss’ personal demeanor to the bear that attacked Leonardo DiCaprio in that movie.
A Bunch of Fox News Anchors Have Defended Roger Ailes, But Not Megyn Kelly
In the past few days, a whole raft of Fox News anchors and hosts have come out in support of their CEO Roger Ailes, who is being sued for sexual harassment by recently departed anchor Gretchen Carlson. Still very quiet: Megyn Kelly, the network’s most prominent woman and a recent participant in a new Lean In campaign.…
Six More Women Publicly Accuse Roger Ailes of Sexual Harassment
On Wednesday, former Fox News co-host Gretchen Carlson’s attorneys filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, who immediately denied the allegations, calling them “offensive and “defamatory.”
Fox News' Long History of Casual Sexism
Last night, Roger Ailes officially denied former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson’s claims of “severe and pervasive sexual harassment,” with Ailes calling the suit “offensive” and “wholly without merit.” The content Ailes sees fit to air, however, tells a different story.
Roger Ailes Responds to Sex Harassment Lawsuit: “Gretchen Carlson’s Allegations Are False”
Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is publicly rebuking former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson just hours after her attorneys filed an eight-page sexual harassment lawsuit against him in New Jersey. In a statement sent to multiple news outlets, Ailes called Carlson’s unsettling allegations “offensive” and “defamatory”:
