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July 19, 2016
Claim: Megyn Kelly Told Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her When Younger; Murdochs Want Ailes Out by August 1
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As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual-harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit, the network’s biggest star, Megyn Kelly, has been conspicuously silent. Kelly’s refusal to join in Ailes’s orchestrated defense has led to speculation about why.
Now we have the answer. According to two sources briefed on parent company 21st Century Fox’s outside probe of the Fox News executive, led by New York–based law firm Paul, Weiss, Kelly has told investigators that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her about ten years ago when she was a young correspondent at Fox. Kelly, according to the sources, has described her harassment by Ailes in detail...
According to two sources, Monady afternoon lawyers for 21st Century Fox gave Ailes a deadline of August 1 to resign or face being fired for cause.