Roger Ailes Out at Fox News Amid Sexual-Assault Allegations

[Doctor Jack]

Source: Variety

Roger Ailes, who transformed Fox News Channel from a start-up into one of the nation’s most influential news organizations in under two decades, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned cable outlet in the wake of a bevy of sexual-harassment allegations leveled at him, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Spokespeople for both the network and the parent company were not available for immediate comment. An official announcement was said to be imminent, this person said.

Ailes departs amid a swirl of allegations of harassment, most notably by a former anchor, Gretchen Carlson. The former “Fox & Friends” anchor, who left the network in June, filed a lawsuit in New Jersey earlier this month alleging Ailes had harassed her and derailed her career. Ailes had in a previous statement denied the charges.


Meanwhile, a report in New York magazine posted Tuesday alleged that Megyn Kelly, one of the network’s primetime stars, had levied similar allegations of unwanted advances made by Ailes earlier in her tenure at the network. Those claims have not been independently verified, but the report seems to have played a role in determining the viability of Ailes’ tenure.

Read more: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/roger-ailes-fox-news-out-1201817638/

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So long, asshole

[Squinch]

1. I fear they'll replace him with someone even more war-mongerish and sexist and racist.

[Doctor Jack]

2. Trump is busy running for president though

[Squinch]

3. Lol! But he has friends.

[Doctor Jack]

4. Trump has friends?

I don't believe that

[Squinch]

6. Well, paid acolytes and lackeys then. And those Murdoch boys aren't exactly on my cocktail party

invite list either, and they're who will be choosing.

It will be interesting, though, to see whether a new person does anything to counteract the dying audience effect they are feeling.

If they do make that attempt, I bet it will be by doing something hilariously inappropriate.

[Midnight Writer]

36. MORE T&A! MORE T&A!

[pansypoo53219]

32. RUMP has sycophants.

explains his hair do. no mr trump. you look great.

[Doctor Jack]

33. "Yes sir, it looks totally normal and not ridiculous in any way"

Everyone with real hair looks like that, which proves that your hair is 100% real.

[pansypoo53219]

34. he is trying to look like when he was in high school. no evolution.

can we hav a president that uses hair spray? well. a LOT of hair spray.

[bluestateguy]

5. Thank God

A general all around fat fuck.

[LovingA2andMI]

7. Stealing Speeches, "Borrowing" Songs Artists Don't Want Played At #RNCinCLE, and...

Roger Ailes out at Faux News for Sexual Harassment.

And it's just Tuesday. This week should be Fun, Fun, Fun.

They Are For Sure "Not The Champions" of anything.

[Ken Burch]

8. Farewell, Jabba The Perv. n/t.

[Doctor Jack]

10. Excuse men, he is the picture of health and beauty

[Eleanors38]

18. Sure ain't Pants Candy. Pheww.

[Frank Cannon]

38. I wonder how many FOX talking heads gave into his advances.

Hoping that it would help make their careers.

Pardon me while I

[randr]

9. I hope all his friends he was pimping for get outed

Decades of debauchery laid at the door of Faux.

[colsohlibgal]

11. Yes, And Hypocrisy

It is stunning but their dumbed down loyal viewers are so slow on the uptake.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Could be just the beginning of a huge scandal.

[randr]

14. If there is a God and the good guys always win.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

12. Oh poor Sausage McFingers.... Fuck him!....(not literally of course) nt

[Xipe Totec]

15. The prick has finally been exposed. nt

[Doctor Jack]

16. Thank you for the imagery

[Eleanors38]

19. And still no one noticed?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

24. And without a magnifying glass and tweezers. nt

[cstanleytech]

17. "meh" Ailes is merely one cog in the GOP PR arm that is Fox News and

I am willing to bet it will be business as usual once Murdoch either appoints one of his relatives to take Ailes place or if on the outside chance he hires someone unrelated to him they will be a great deal like Ailes as well.

[Botany]

20. Now can Ohio U. get rid of their "Roger Ailes media center?"

The man is slime. Think of the shooting of Dr. Tiller, the calling of the 2000 election for W,
and how they have helped to pollute the minds of millions. "Some people say ... "

[ladym55]

21. I had been hearing rumors about Ailes for some time now

I just wonder how many women were degraded with his harassment and had their complaints ignored. I'm glad something is finally happening. Sexual harassment is ugly and sadly all too common. It is frequently disregarded and the victim is blamed.

[not fooled]

22. Mission accomplished

Well, he's already wrecked the country so now he's disposable.

[Deuce]

23. $40 million buyout????

[RussBLib]

25. FOX turns LEFT!

Fire Hannity and Judge Janine and we'll talk

time to adjust my meds

[Johnny2X2X]

26. RNC nightmare continues.

The chaos and plagiarize gate of yesterday. Overshadowed by this story today. The RNC has been the worst of all time.

[Moostache]

27. Exit, stage right...may he have a short, painful and disgraced retirement.

[BumRushDaShow]

28. Saw a breaking banner from the NYT

and had to get over here by hook or by crook.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/media/roger-ailes-fox-news-murdoch.html?_r=0

Never thought I'd see the day. Now if he could only take Rushbo the Hutt with him..

[rocktivity]

29. Smart move, smuggling him out under cover of Melania-Gate

There must be WAY too much evidence against him. Unless he's losing his job in title only...


rocktivity

[apcalc]

30. Couldn't happen to a bigger jerk.....

Can you imagine sex with him? Puke puke puke

[Eugene]

31. Fox is denying this according to NBC Nightly News.

They say the investigation is still ongoing.

[shadowmayor]

35. We report, you decide

Breaking news - Roger Ailes is out at Fox Noise. His replacement is the eminently respectable Bill Cosby.

[TipTok]

37. He might have hung on if Kelly hadn't jumped on board...

They need her more than they need him...