"As was made clear this week when Fox News paid a record $1 million fine for violating human rights law, its CEO Suzanne Scott is not the reformer she claims to be."
Ed Henry learned that the hard way on July 1, 2020, when Scott publicly fired him and released a memo that accused him of 'willful sexual misconduct.
' Scott made the allegations despite overwhelming evidence - already in her possession - that the accusations against Ed were false.
We also expect to prove that she threw Ed under the bus to burnish her image as the tough female executive who cleaned up Fox News, and that she did so even as she was covering up other incidents involving Fox News senior executives and program hosts, including an extramarital affair between Fox News President Jay Wallace and a subordinate.
Mr. Henry's firing came just weeks after another top Fox executive told him in June 2020 that Scott was anxious to avoid any controversy, specifically so she could keep Rupert Murdoch and his family happy and secure an easier and more lucrative job for herself elsewhere in the Murdoch empire.
According to the lawsuit, senior executive Lauren Petterson told Mr. Henry that Ms. Scott was tired of "Carrying water" for then-President Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential campaign.
The lawsuit further alleges that Scott suppressed the story because Fox Sports was trying to secure a multi-billion-dollar contract with the NFL. "We expect to prove that Scott and Fox News have been duplicitous about many subjects, and that they are more than willing to sacrifice principle for the sake of expedience."
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Former Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Files Suit Against Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott
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