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"Ms. Areu wascompletely mortified and made clear that she was incredibly uncomfortable with Mr. Hannitys misogynistic behavior by quietly pleading with one of her friends in the room to accept the money so that the humiliation would end," the lawsuit says. In a statement, Henrys lawyer Catherine M. Foti said: The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard. You dont own me, Eckhart replied. Based on the findings of a comprehensive independent investigation conducted by an outside law firm, including interviews with numerous eyewitnesses, we have determined that all of Cathy Areus claims against Fox News, including its management as well as its hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity & Howard Kurtz are false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit," the network said in a statement to USA TODAY. In 2016, Fox News then-CEO, Roger Ailes, was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and creating a toxic culture for women. The suit alleges Caldwell, a Fox News political analyst based in Miami, texted a video of him with Ann Coulter and said Ann is my friend. The suit alleges Caldwell used that to attempt to coerce Areu into dating him. Pictured above are four Henry Ford health care workers in front of Henry Ford Hospital on April 8, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. A lawsuit filed by two women in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Monday accuses former Fox News chief national correspondent Ed Henry of raping one of them while the other plaintiff alleges she was sexually harassed by network hosts Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz. This is not one of those cases, said Catherine Foti, an attorney for Henry. 1/3. The lawsuit alleges Hannity threw $100 on the desk during a taping of his show on March 8, 2018, and called out to the room demanding someone take Areu on a date and for drinks. Two women filed a lawsuit against Fox News that named network stars Hannity, Carlson and Ed Henry. Ms. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York by the Wigdor LLC law firm, which has represented several Fox News staffers in the past in complaints that alleged sexual or racial discrimination at the company. After she refused, Kurtz "punished" her by thereafter limiting her appearances on his show, according to the complaint. Editor's note: This report includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault accusations. Areu was a frequent guest on Howard Kurtzs Sunday MediaBuzz program, and Kurtz (a former Daily Beast columnist until 2013) , knowing that she was trying to get a job at Fox News, repeatedly invited her in March and July of 2019 to dinner and drinks, and also to his New York hotel room, the complaint alleged. On ExpressNews.com: Thomas J. Henry, law firm among defendants in lawsuit filed by alleged sexual assault victim She accused Henry, Thomas J. Henry Law Eventually, after one meeting at a hotel, ostensibly to discuss her career prospects, Eckhart recalled relenting to Henrys advances, fearing that her career would be over if she refused Mr. Henry.. As we stated one year ago, FoxNews Media conducted a thorough independent investigation into Ed Henry immediately after we were made aware of a serious misconduct claim against him by a former employee," the statement read. The culture under Ailes was subsequently given the Hollywood treatment:"Bombshell," which earned Charlize Theron an Oscar nomination for playing Megyn Kelly this year,is based on the 2016 real-life sexual misconduct allegations against Ailes. The lawsuit, filed by Douglas Wigdor and Michael Willemin on behalf of Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu, also alleges Fox News supported and promoted Henry after receiving complaints of sexually inappropriate behavior and only fired him earlier this month because they were aware of an impending lawsuit. Kurtz allegedly invited Areu to his hotel room on July 9, 2019, while he was in New York City. One former Fox News staffer and one frequent on-air guest at Henry was terminated on July 1 after Fox News received a complaint on June 25 from a former employee about Henrys behavior from years ago, according to a statement made in July by Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace. regarding "willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago." The morning after Ms. Areu rejected Mr. Kurtzs advances, it continued, he refused to meet with her at the studio and curtly said to her, Im booked solid this morning which is why I hoped to connect last night. Mr. Kurtz was punishing Ms. Areu for refusing to join him at his hotel. Specifically, Ms. Areu asked, Can I take you two for lunch, and Mr. Caldwell responded, Take me to lunch. Ms. Areu ignored this request as well, and Mr. Caldwell never introduced her to Ms. Coulter., Cathy Areu said in a statement: Like Ms. Eckhart I was too fearful to come forward. The "America's Newsroom" co-anchor was terminated after Fox News said it received a complaint on June 25 from a former employee's attorney regarding "willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago.". The suit also alleges Henry sent other inappropriate texts, including messages suggesting Areu have sex with him. In 2016, Henry was demoted by the network from his job as White House correspondent and took a leave of absence following allegations of an extramarital affair with a Las Vegas hostess and stripper. This is not one of those cases, Foti said in a statement. Fox News Host Newly Fired For Sexual Misconduct Had Prompted Earlier Warning. We take all claims of harassment, misconduct and retaliation seriously, promptly investigating them and taking immediate action as needed in this case, the appropriate action based on our investigation is to defend vigorously against these baseless allegations. Fox News Media rejected Henry's allegation. Lawsuit Against Fox News Alleges Harassment From Anchors, Sexual Assault From Ed Henry. The evidence in this case will demonstrate that Ms. Eckhart initiated and completely encouraged a consensual relationship.". Months later, Eckhart claimed, Henry forced her to perform disturbing sexual acts on him. In this combination photo, Ed Henry, from left, speaks on "Fox & Friends" on Sept. 6, 2019, in New York, Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press on Nov. 17, 2007, in Washington and Sean Hannity interviews Roseanne Barr during a taping of his show on July 26, 2018, in New York. A federal lawsuit filed Monday alleges ex-Fox News host Ed Henry raped a woman he had groomed and coerced into having a sexual relationship when she did Areu accuses Henry ofsexual harassment, specifically by sending her "a slew of wildly inappropriate sexualimages and messages which are in her possession" through the first half of 2020. She believes Abrams or someone else saw her manuscript. A female former producer at Fox News and another woman who appeared frequently as an on-air commentator on the network have filed a civil lawsuit Monday accusing former longtime anchor Ed Henry of rape, sexual misconduct and harassment. Fox has battled allegations of sexual misconduct in the past, including against network chief Ailes, who died in 2017. "Millions of Americans trust NPR to provide accurate information about the world and their communities every day; we take this responsibility very seriously. The lawsuit also alleges that nearly 13,000 vaccinated people in the U.S. have died and over 30,000 people have had life-threatening reactions to the vaccine. In an interview with Vogue magazine, Abrams claimed he wrote the script in two weeks when he was 23. About 50 employees have dropped a lawsuit against Henry Ford Health System that alleged the Detroit-based organization's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is Fox News Mediapraised Scott's performanceon corporate culture issues in a separate statement. Newsweek has reached out to Henry Ford Hospital for further comments. That evidence includes graphic photos and other aggressively suggestive communications that Ms. Eckhart sent to Mr. Henry.. Later that day, he ordered her to perform oral sex on him in a guest office at Fox News headquarters in New York. Nothing could be further from the truth.. ", Along with Riney's comments, the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) issued a statement to The Detroit News regarding the September 10 deadline. In addition to Henrys alleged violent sexual misconduct, the lawsuit also claims sexual harassment by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Howard Kurtz, and Gianno Caldwell. In a statement to Forbes, Fox News claimed that, following an independent investigation, all the allegations levied at Hannity, Carlson, Kurtz and Caldwell are false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit and that the network would fight the lawsuit. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Areu has only appeared approximately three times on 'Media Buzz' following her rejection of Mr. Kurtzs advances," the lawsuit says. The two lawyers also represent numerous accusers of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein who have sued him in civil court for damages. That evidence includes graphic photos and other aggressively suggestive communications that Ms. Eckhart sent to Mr. Henry.. The evidence in this case will demonstrate that Ms. Eckhart initiated and completely encouraged a consensual relationship. The evidence in this case will demonstrate that Ms. Eckhart initiated and completely encouraged a consensual relationship. The lawsuit on behalf of John and Joan Cox was filed this week in federal court in New York City. Ed Henry looks forward to presenting actual facts and evidence, which will contradict the fictional accounts contained in the complaint. It alleges a litany of sexual misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment to forced oral sex, against Henry, as well as allegations of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, discriminationand retaliatory conductagainstother network stars, including Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz. Thelawsuit seeks punitive damages and statesthe network's CEO Scott "sandbagged" him with a July 1, 2020, statement saying a former employee had accused Henry of sexual misconduct a week earlier and he was being fired after the findings of an externalinvestigation. Areu, who was a regular guest on The Sean Hannity Show and Tucker Carlson Tonight until 2018, also accused host Sean Hannity of conducting a mock dating auction with her as the prize. Areu politely declined but invited Mr. Kurtz to dinner with her and a friend who was in town. In the same case, a former Fox employee said she was harassed and raped by news anchor Ed Henry, who was fired July 1 shortly after the network became aware of the accusations. ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) The father of an Emory & Henry College student killed in a 2020 car crash filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the college on May 16. When he sent the video and the text, Henry was aware Areu was looking for full-time work at Fox News, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit said that Fox knew that Henry who took a four-month leave of absence in 2016 following published reports of his affair with a Las Vegas cocktail Among the most serious of the allegations, Eckhart says that in 2015, Henry forced her to perform oral sex on him at the Fox News building in New York. Meanwhile, journalist Cathy Areu, who had been a frequent on-air guest on Fox News programsoften labeled by Carlson as The Liberal Sherpa for her ability to explain obscure, often lazily stereotyped left-wing beliefs to his viewershipalleged in the lawsuit that in early 2020,Henry sent her a slew of wildly inappropriate sexual images and messageswhich are in her possession.. Regarding Henry is the story of a New York lawyer, played by Harrison Ford, who suffers brain damage and amnesia after being shot in the head during a robbery. A female former producer at Fox News and another woman who appeared frequently as an on-air commentator on the network have filed a civil lawsuit Monday The complaint filed on Monday graphically presents multiple allegations of sexual abuse suffered by Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer at Fox Business, who said that Henry suggested he could help advance her career in exchange for sex. ", NPR responded to the claim Friday. The filing comes ahead of the September 10 vaccine mandate deadline, which requires all health care works to be vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. There were not sexual harassment claims against Ed Henry at Fox News prior to Jennifer Eckharts claim on June 25, 2020, the network added in its statement. The lawsuit names as defendants Paramount Pictures, director and co-producer Mike Nichols, screenplay author Jeffrey Abrams and others. In a statement, Eckhart said: "My decision to speak out was not an easy one, but I refuse to let fear of retaliation, victim shaming and further attacks intimidate me into remaining silent.". In addition to Henrys alleged violent sexual misconduct, the lawsuit also claims sexual harassment by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Howard Kurtz, and Gianno Caldwell. "Fox News continues to protect and rewardperpetrators of sexual harassment and refuses to take accountability for putting such persons inpositions of power from which they can subject women to sexual misconduct, sexual assault and, in the case of Ms. Eckhart, rape. Henry released a statement to USA TODAY on Monday through his lawyer, Catherine Foti. Ed Henry looks forward to presenting actual facts and evidence, which will contradict the fictional accounts contained in the complaint. Fox announced on July 1 that it fired Henry after conducting an internal investigation into Henrys willful sexual misconduct. But Mondays complaint alleged that the network and higher-ups including Fox News president Jay Wallace and Fox Business Network President Lauren Petterson, were already aware of several years-old complaints against the former on-air host, and he continued to receive promotions anyhow. It also says he took naked photos of Eckhart without her consent before the alleged assault. Foxconducted a full and independent investigation of the claims against Jay Wallace he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the allegations are false.. Fox says it takes all claims of harassment and misconduct seriously. Ailes, who died in 2017, denied all charges made against him, including those of Gretchen Carlson, an anchor whose 2016 suit against him sparked a wholesale reckoning at Fox News and its parent company. More:Bill Cosby released from prison after sex assault conviction overturned by Pa. Supreme Court, More:James Franco agrees to pay $2.2M to settle sexual misconduct lawsuit filed by former students. Fox News would have the public believe that it is a different place from the Fox News that was run by Ailes, the lawsuit said. Eckhart became a sexual target of Mr. Henry, noting how Mr. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Areu alleges that Hannity retaliated against her after an incident where he offered $100 for any male staffer who would go out on a date with her, with the lawsuit including a picture of the bill on Hannitys desk. (AP Photo), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. The MNA stated that although they don't represent the employees at Henry Ford Hospital, they support the vaccine and oppose hospitals enforcing "one-sided policies. Henrys attorney Catherine Foti denied the allegations against Henry. "With hospitalizations in the single digits at each of our hospitals, and the positivity rate now hovering at about 1 percent, we're optimistic that the worst is behind us," Riney said at the time. Henry continued to send inappropriate, flirtatious and, at times, sexually graphic text messages to Ms. Eckhart after they first met in the networks New York offices. This is not one of those cases. It had not.. Of course, Fox News will have paid the investigator, who also happens to be a management-side employment lawyer. I stand for all victims who have been mistreated, harassed, assaulted, and even worse, at the hands of those in power, and the institutions that continue to support them, said Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer at Fox Business Network who worked in different positions there over seven years, in a statement provided by her attorney. The lawsuit says Areu, who was also a frequent guest on Kurtz's "Media Buzz" show, believes Kurtz tried to get her to join him in a hotel room in January 2019, at a time when she reached out to him seeking a full-time job at Fox. Ed Henry looks forward to presenting actual facts and evidence, which will contradict the fictional accounts contained in the complaint. "Beyond that, we cannot comment on pending litigation.". In Thursday's lawsuit, Henry pointed to a tweet from Folkenflik,which reported that in 2017, Fox executives were warned about a history of misconduct from Henry, which the former White House correspondent said was defamatory and framed him in a "false light.". Mrs. Cox wrote a manuscript about their experience and sent it to several agents and publishers in the late 1980s, but it was always returned, the lawsuit says. In a later statement, a Fox News spokesperson denied the claim that it knew of the claims by Eckhart before June 25. The plaintiffs are seeking a jury trial and damages. Nothing could be further from the truth, and it is precisely because of these types of attacks that many victims of sexual assault and rape suffer in silence.. The results of any such investigation should be made public for the world to see., And Fox News said, in response: The investigators immediately requested in writing the opportunity to speak directly with each plaintiff with their attorneys present, and for the plaintiffs to provide them with any evidence (i.e., texts or emails) supporting their claims. The lawsuit additionally accused Fox News of willfully downplaying the severity of the allegations against Henry in order to protect the networks reputation. "We remain confident that vaccination is the most powerful tool we all have against the COVID-19 pandemic," the statement read. Unfortunately, it is actually worse, the suit says. That evidence includes graphic photos and other aggressively suggestive communications that Ms. Eckhart sent to Mr. Henry., Henry shared his attorney'sstatement on TwitterMonday, adding, "I will fight with every fiber of my being.". Eckharts counsel described to Fox News, in graphic and specific detail, how Mr. Henry groomed, psychologically manipulated and coerced Ms. Eckhart into having a sexual relationship with him, and that, when she would not comply voluntarily, he sexually assaulted her on office property, and raped her at a hotel where Fox News frequently lodged its visiting employees, thereby facilitating, whether knowingly or unknowingly, Mr. Henrys conduct, the lawsuit states. The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard, Foti said. Henry's lawsuit against Fox News came aday after the New York City Commission on Human Rightsfined Fox News $1 million in a settlement stemming from a sexual harassment investigation, the highest civil penalty in the commission's history. The lawsuit was filed by Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu, the first a former associate producer on Fox Business, and the other a former frequent guest as a news analyst onFox shows. We call on Fox News to work with our clients to retain a truly independent investigator who is transparent. White House rips appointment of extreme MAGA members to House Oversight panel, Trump trounces DeSantis in potential GOP primary match-up, new poll finds, McCarthy goes on attack against red-state Senate Democrats, White House charges GOP with hypocrisy on Trump, Biden. ", In a statement Foti said: "The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard. The lawyersrepresenting the accusers,Douglas H. Wigdor and Michael J. Willemin, declined to comment to USA TODAY on whether the crimes alleged in the lawsuit are being investigated by law enforcement. She has reworked human-resources policies and instilled several new senior executives at Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. Henry was fired by Fox in July 2020, after Fox producer Jennifer Eckhart filed a civil lawsuit alleging Henry had raped her. Fox News, which in recent years has been hit by numerous accusations of sexual misconduct that forced out founder Roger Ailes and top host Bill O'Reilly, announced on July 1 that it had fired Henry after investigating an accusation of sexual misconduct against him by a former employee. The suit also alleges other Fox News personalities, including Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Howard Kurtz and Gianno Caldwell, subjected Areu to inappropriate sexual harassment and retaliation. In 2019, she said Kurtz invited her to his hotel room to discuss her hope of getting a full-time job at Fox. Fox News issued a statement on behalf of Hannity, Carlson and Kurtz, calling the claims in the suit "false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit.". The explosive allegations are contained in court papers filed Wednesday by Henrys attorney Brian M. Block of Mandelbaum Salzberg in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, where Scott lives. A lawsuit filed by two women in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Monday accuses former Fox News chief national correspondent Ed She declined but invited him to dinner with her and a friend in town, which he declined. The lawsuit and new allegations come nearly four years after then-Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes was ousted from the network after an external investigation due to sexual harassment claims in July 2016. Like him, I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (and 5 week coma) from a car accident, instead of a bullet! Henry's lawsuit against Fox News came a day after the New York City Commission on Human Rights fined Fox News $1 million in a settlement stemming from a Ed was suspended the same day and removed from his on-air responsibilities pending investigation. "Mr. Henry was not terminated after Fox News The lawsuit, some of it so graphic that it includesa "trigger warning" notice, was filedin federal civil court in the Southern District of New York. The Time's Up Legal Defense Fund is supporting a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Fox News and several of its anchors, including Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity. UPDATED with dismissal: Ex-Fox News host Ed Henry s defamation lawsuit against NPR and CNN has been voluntarily dismissed. Fox News grappled with a series of embarrassing and often sordid lawsuits in the wake of the 2016 ouster of Ailes, its former chief executive who was alleged to have harassed several female staffers and other associates over the course of his career in TV. As if this were not already obvious enough, shortly after this, Mr. Kurtz stated to Ms. Areu, in sum and substance, 'youre the only woman here who wont come to my hotel room.' Mr. Caldwell wrote, Ann is my friend. Mr. Caldwell, who knew that Ms. Areu would have loved the opportunity to meet and work with Ms. Coulter, used this fact to attempt to coerce Ms. Areu into dating him. Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. I thought, This is my material. These defamation claims come a day afterHenry filed a lawsuitin the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, againstFox News and its CEO. She said that he had asked Eckhart to be his sex slave and little whore and punished her when she did not comply with his demands. We take all claims of harassment, misconduct and retaliation seriously, promptly investigating them and taking immediate action as needed in this case, the appropriate action based on our investigation is to defend vigorously against these baseless allegations.. The lawsuit also claims sexual advances by Carlson, Kurtz and Caldwell that Areu spurned, which the suit alleges led the hosts to cut down on her appearances on their shows. That evidence includes graphic photos and other aggressively suggestive communications that Ms. Eckhart sent to Mr. Henry., In response, Michael J. Willemin, an attorney with Wigdor LLP, said in a statement: Although Ms. Foti notes that the #MeToo movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our country, she proceeds to engage in just the type of injustice that the #MeToo movement has worked so hard to curb. Weeks after Henry's firing in 2020,the former employee who made the complaint that resulted in his oustersued him, alleging rape. 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