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July 7, 2016

Former Fox Anchor Gretchen Carlson Sues Roger Ailes for Sexual Harassment
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Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has sued Fox News chairman Roger
Ailes for sexual harassment. Carlson says Ailes repeatedly made advances
toward her, calling her "sexy" and explicitly asking for a sexual
relationship during a meeting in his office. She says that when she
rejected his advances, he retaliated against her by cutting her salary,
curtailing her airtime and then refusing to renew her contract. Ailes
has denied the claims.


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