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July 19, 2016

NY Mag: Roger Ailes to Be Fired amid Sexual Harassment Claims
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New York Magazine says Rupert Murdoch is reportedly preparing to fire
Fox News chair and CEO Roger Ailes, amid a series of sexual harassment
accusations. Ailes has been under fire since last month, when Fox News
anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Ailes, saying he made repeated advances
toward her. Carlson also says when she rejected his advances, Ailes
retaliated against her by cutting her salary, curtailing her airtime and
then refusing to renew her contract. A half-dozen more women have also
spoken out about being sexually harassed by Ailes. One of the six women
says she was 16 when Roger Ailes brought her into his office, locked the
door and then pulled down his pants. When she refused to perform oral
sex, she says, he chased her around the office until finally allowing
her to leave the room.


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