Fox Settles Sexual-Harassment Suit With Gretchen Carlson
September 06 2016 - 10:40AM
Dow Jones News
21st Century Fox Inc. has settled a lawsuit with former anchor
Gretchen Carlson, whose allegations that former Fox News chief
Roger Ailes sexually harassed her led to his exit from the
company.
Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed, but a person familiar
with the settlement said its value was in a range of $20 million.
This person also said a "handful" of other settlement talks are
also under way.
"We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen
was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of
our colleagues deserve," the company said in a statement.
Ms. Carlson, in the same statement, said she is "ready to move
on."
"All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace in which
talent, hard work and loyalty are recognized, revered and
rewarded," she said.
Ms. Carlson claimed her contract with the network wasn't renewed
as retaliation for her complaints about a hostile work atmosphere
at Fox News and improper advances by Mr. Ailes. Mr. Ailes had
denied the charges, saying she was let go because of performance
issues. Mr. Ailes resigned as Fox News Channel's chairman and chief
executive in July, just over two weeks after Ms. Carlson filed her
suit.
Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros has also filed a lawsuit
that accuses Mr. Ailes of sexually harassing her. The company has
said it can't comment on pending litigation.
21st Century Fox and News Corp, parent company of The Wall
Street Journal, share common ownership.
Write to Joshua Jamerson at joshua.jamerson@wsj.com and Jeffrey
A. Trachtenberg at jeffrey.trachtenberg@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 06, 2016 10:25 ET (14:25 GMT)
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