Fox News Host Sent Unsolicited Lewd Text Messages To Colleagues

[DesertRat]

Eric Bolling, a co-host of “The Specialists,” said through an attorney that he “does not believe he sent any such communications.”

Eric Bolling, a longtime Fox News host, sent an unsolicited photo of male genitalia via text message to at least two colleagues at Fox Business and one colleague at Fox News, a dozen sources told HuffPost.

Recipients of the photo confirmed its contents to HuffPost, which is not revealing their identities. The women, who are Bolling’s current and former Fox colleagues, concluded the message was from him because they recognized his number from previous work-related and informal interactions. The messages were sent several years ago, on separate occasions.

The women did not solicit the messages, which they told colleagues were deeply upsetting and offensive. One of the recipients said that when she replied to Bolling via text, telling him never to send her such photos again, he did not respond. Four people, outside of the recipients, confirmed to HuffPost they’d seen the photo, and eight others said the recipients had spoken to them about it.

For this story, HuffPost spoke to 14 sources in and out of Fox News and Fox Business, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity either because they currently work at the networks and aren’t allowed to speak to members of the press without prior authorization or because they have confidentiality agreements with Fox News and its parent company 21st Century Fox.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-bolling-fox-news-text-messages_us_5984d2bbe4b0cb15b1be6d65

[oasis]

1. Hopefully they nail the smug, wise cracking asshole. nt

[DesertRat]

3. That's a perfect description of him

I hope they do too.

[Warren DeMontague]

2. You should not send Dick's Picks to people without asking them first

for all you know, they may not even like the Dead.

[lunasun]

4. Sicko No surprise but what's he going to say oh yeah I do that all the time (and he probably does )

Could be not just coworkers he gets his jollies on

[Historic NY]

5. Bollings Weiner problem.

[Sneederbunk]

6. Just another day at the FOX News office. The culture at FOX will be studied for decades.

[Iliyah]

7. Now equate that to the present WH, GOP congress . . .

[Maraya1969]

8. Check this quote from a female Fox host

“Fox News masquerades as a defender of traditional family values, but behind the scenes, it operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult, steeped in intimidation, indecency, and misogyny” recounts former FOX host Andrea Tantaros.

It all makes sense since they always have shapely women in tight mini dresses. They are abusing them right on TV.

I hope this rag goes down.

If you want to get involved in getting Hannity fired by contacting his advertisers please go here: http://firehannity.org/

[Gabi Hayes]

10. That link needs a thread, to spread across the universe

That link needs a thread, to spread across the universe

This vid/musical version is amazing

Home movies from inja!

[DesertRat]

13. I admire the women who have spoken out about Fox News

There have to be dozens more who are too afraid to speak up. I posted about the fire hannity effort a couple of days ago. I too hope Fox, especially Hannity, goes down.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029413490

[Maraya1969]

9. The GOP are racist which also includes bad behavior toward women

I remember watching a documentary about X members of white Aryan groups and how they said their violent rhetoric spilled out into their families. Violence in one area indicated violence in another area.

[gratuitous]

11. Wasn't that Anthony Weiner's first response?

He first tried that "Gee, I don't know if that dick pic is a picture of my dick" dodge. Sounds like Bolling didn't learn a thing from that poor example. If he worked for a reputable organization, he'd be out the door yesterday, but lucky for Bolling, he works for Fox.

[brettdale]

12. the only willie pictures you should send without asking

Is of course, of the red headed stranger.

[Orcrist]

14. What a Place

....they are running over there. I didn't see this much sexual harassment of women at drunken frat parties back in the early 80's.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. I don't believe it for a second. You're telling me the overgrown frat boy who acts

like an Axe body spray can brought to life and probably has hookers on speed dial is sending dick pics? Nope don't buy it.