Two women have sued Fox News, accused former anchor Ed Henry of rape, claiming that involved some of the biggest stars of the network in a culture of sexual harassment and misconduct. Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News associate producer, and Cathy Areu, a former on-air analyst, has filed a complaint of 39 pages in federal court in Manhattan on Monday. The lawsuit claims that Henry Eckhart repeatedly molested and raped in a hotel room in midtown Manhattan in 2017. Fox News fired Henry, co-host of its program “News of America” on July 1, has there He said a complaint had received sexual misconduct against him by a former employee of a lawyer. Areu perhaps best known for serving more conservative than a host Tucker Carlson Liberal sheet on his show, he said enthusiastically was graduating from occasional appearances in a full-time position at Fox. Throw Carlson, Sean Hannity, “Media Buzz” host Howard Kurtz and Fox participating, Gianno Caldwell, completely the possibility of promoting the exchange goes for sex and then to take revenge swelling options after they refused. “Based on the results of a full independent investigation by an outside law firm conducted interviews with numerous witnesses that we all Cathy Areu claims against Fox News, including management and their host Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity & Howard Kurtz and his collaborators determined Gianno Caldwell, are wrong, of course frivolous and entirely without merit, “the network said in a statement. “We take all claims of harassment, retaliation and bad conduct seriously, investigate immediately and take immediate action as required – in this case the appropriate action on the basis of our investigation is to defend vigorously against these baseless allegations. The Ms. Areu Eckhart and Jennifer can assert their rights against Ed Henry directly with him as Fox News has already taken swift action, as soon as he learned of the statements of Mrs. Eckhart on June 25, and Mr. Henry is no longer used from the network. “Catherine Foti, a lawyer for Henry, the” fictitious accusations “and said he would present evidence Eckhart customer” initiated and promoted entirely consensual. ” Foti said that would include photos trials and sent Henry Eckhart communication. “Suffered Bring Me Too light movement, has helped a number of injustices in our society, and who deserves to be heard,” said Foti. “This is not one of those cases.” Action must follow the latest legal headache head to Fox News a group of allegations of sexual harassment in 2016. The former presenter Bill O’Reilly to overthrow the former chief Roger Ailes was also conducted in 2017 with the forced ‘accusation similar network. Eckhart and Areu explicit reference in its application to previous editions of the network. “Fox News would have the public believe that it will run a place other than Fox News that disgraced former President and CEO Roger Ailes was left,” he said. “Unfortunately, it’s actually worse.” He areu identified in the complaint as a former employee of Fox News. But a spokesman for the network denied that characterization and said Areu has never been an employee, just a guest. Eckhart said that were released in June, a few months after the “toxic work environment” by Fox News to complain to human resources. He says he has done has impacted the claims of Henry, on June 25, a day before his dismissal. Eckhart says the married Henry “preyed upon, manipulated and maintained” that from the age of 24 by the power over their careers and to introduce forced to rape him with a sexual relationship with her before. Areu says Henry also sexually harassed by his images “savages inappropriate” sexual and messages in the first half of 2020. The women say Fox News has received complaints of Henry during the 2016 internal investigation began after allegations of Ailes sent but still intended However to promote. -With the help of Christopher Palmeri. Photo copyright almond-Ngan AFP / Getty Images
Lawsuit accusing the former Fox News Anchor Ed Henry of rape
