![]() ![]() In addition to its $20 million settlement with Carlson, the network also issued a public apology and settled with multiple other women.īut Carlson didn’t know at the time what more would follow - the #MeToo movement that saw a wave of stories about powerful men forced to agree to massive settlements or resign over sexual harassment, many of them in media, including film producer Harvey Weinstein, Fox personality Bill O’Reilly, former NBC host Matt Lauer and others.Ĭarlson said she now wishes she would have fought harder to not sign an NDA. More than 20 women spoke to investigators about inappropriate behavior by Ailes. The lawsuit alleged she was terminated for “refusing Ailes’ sexual advances.” Ailes initially denied the allegation, but eventually was pushed out of the network after 21st Century Fox brought in an outside firm to look into allegations of pervasive sexual harassment. “We want to be able to say what happened to us as a way of moving this forward for our next generation.”įox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Ĭarlson sued Ailes in July 2016 after she was removed from her 2 p.m. “I see this as the next phase of the revolution, that women want their voices back … Enough is enough,” Carlson said. 'Bombshell' spotlights the women who ended Roger Ailes' reign ![]() Charlize Theron (left) as Megyn Kelly in 'Bombshell' Hilary B Gayle ![]()
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