Fox News Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit With Britt McHenry
“I am pleased to put this matter behind me and move forward with my career,” the former “Un-PC” co-host says
Loree Seitz | July 19, 2021 @ 3:28 PM
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Fox News has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with contributor Britt McHenry. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed by McHenry’s legal team Monday and she will leave Fox News.
McHenry’s lawsuit, originally filed in 2019, alleged that her “Un-PC” co-host, George “Tyrus” Murdoch, harassed her. The lawsuit cited inappropriate behavior on Murdoch’s part, including sexually charged text messages that he used to threaten her if she kept “being negative.”
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Fox Nation’s Britt McHenry Lost the Phone Linked to Her Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claims
McHenry’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, says the phone loss doesn’t affect the lawsuit, but Fox News lawyers disagreeLindsey Ellefson | January 21, 2021 @ 9:17 AM Last Updated: January 21, 2021 @ 9:57 AM
Britt McHenry, the Fox Nation commentator who is suing her former co-host George Murdoch (aka Tyrus) for sexual harassment, lost the phone containing text messages she says are central to her claims, according to a response filed by Fox News Media lawyers Tuesday.
Whether that’s a big deal for the case going forward depends on which legal team one asks.
FOX News Reacts To Ruling That Tyrus Can Be Sued For Sexual Harassment );
UPDATE: FOX News issued the following statement regarding a judge’s ruling allowing Britt McHenry’s lawsuit against Tyrus to continue forward:
“We are pleased that the court dismissed all of McHenry’s baseless claims against Fox Corporation, Monica Mekeel and John Finley, as well as the harassment claims against Jennifer Rauchet. Once the facts of the case have been presented, we are confident Fox News and Rauchet will prevail on McHenry’s remaining claims, which are equally without merit.” );
ORIGINAL: We have received word that former WWE Superstar Tyrus (formerly Brodus Clay), who is a current analyst for FOX Nation, is now in danger of being sued for sexual misconduct. Judge Paul Engelmeyer (U.S. District Judge) has allowed a lawsuit brought forth by Tyrus’ co-worker Britt McHenry to move forward. The lawsuit suggests that Tyrus sent sexually explicit text messages to McHenry, but Tyr