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Sep 28, 2019 · Despite the repeated allegations that Ailes subjected women to unwanted sexual advances during his career at Fox News, which he built from scratch in 1996, Ailes’ wife, Elizabeth Tilson ...
- July 6, 2016: Gretchen Carlson Files Suit Against Ailes
- July 19, 2016: Megyn Kelly
- July 21, 2016: Ailes Leaves Fox News
- July 29, 2016: Laurie Luhn
- Summer 2016: Laurie Dhue
- August 22, 2016: Andrea Tantaros
- September 2016: Juliet Huddy
- September 2016: Ailes Helps Trump Shape Campaign Prep
- November 15, 2016: Megyn Kelly's Memoir Alleges Harassment by Ailes
- February 2017: Federal Investigation Into Fox News Comes to Light
Carlson, a former Fox News host, sends shock waves through the media world when she claims she was terminated for "refusing Ailes' sexual advances." Ailes denies the accusations, saying, "This is a retaliatory suit for the network's decision not to renew her contract." Fox's parent company, 21st Century Fox, (FOX)opens an internal review.
New York Magazine reportsthat Megyn Kelly, one of the network's biggest stars, told 21st Century Fox investigators that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her a decade earlier.
Shrouded in scandal, Ailes resigns from Fox News, ending his 20-year run at the network. Rupert Murdoch, the head of 21st Century Fox, becomes the channel's chairman and acting CEO.
New York magazine reports that Luhn, a former Fox News booker, has told investigators in the internal probe that she was harassed by Ailes for more than 20 years and that Fox News knew about it. "It was psychological torture," she tells the magazine.
21st Century Fox agrees to pay more than $1 million to Laurie Dhue, an anchor from 2000 to 2008, to settle harassment claims against network mainstay Bill O'Reilly and Ailes. The news emerged later in a New York Timesreport.
Andrea Tantaros, a former Fox News host,files a lawsuit alleging that she was sexually harassed by Ailes and O'Reilly. "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," Tantaros claims in the suit. Fox N...
21st Century Fox pays a $1.6 million settlement to Juliet Huddy, a former Fox News host who claims O'Reilly tried to kiss her and then tried to stunt her career after she turned him away, according to a later New York Timesreport.
After leaving Fox News, Ailes becomes one of the most influential voices helping Trump prepare for his first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. Sources told CNNMoneythat Ailes attended debate prep sessions with Trump and talked with him frequently on the phone.
Kelly alleges in her memoir that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her. O'Reilly tells "CBS This Morning" that he's "not interested in making my network look bad," referring to Kelly. O'Reilly adds on his own show: "If somebody is paying you a wage, you owe that person or company allegiance. If you don't like what's happening in the workpl...
A Justice Department investigation into Fox News is made public for the first time. The government is looking into whether Fox News failed to inform shareholdersabout settlements made with employees who accused Ailes of sexual harassment.
Jun 30, 2019 · Roger Ailes, the former chairman and CEO of Fox News who was one of the most powerful television executives in the U.S., was married to 55-year-old Elizabeth Tilson Ailes. Ailes died on May 18.
Dec 16, 2019 · Roger Ailes’ wife launched a campaign to protect her husband. The week the lawsuit dropped, Roger Ailes’ wife, Beth Ailes (played in Bombshell by Connie Britton) contacted Kimberly...
Apr 3, 2017 · Former Fox News Channel CEO and chairman Roger Ailes resigned in disgrace last yer after numerous women, including on-air host Gretchen Carlson, accused the TV exec of sexual harassment.
Dec 11, 2019 · Elizabeth Ailes, wife to the late Roger Ailes, stood by Ailes' side throughout his sexual harassment accusations. She's played by Connie Britton in 'Bombshell.'
Jul 2, 2019 · Explainer: Who Is Beth Ailes? A deep dive into the wife of Roger Ailes, star of 'The Loudest Voice'.
