But included in the suit filed Monday is a claim that Fox News “intentionally downplayed the severity of the situation” when it fired Henry earlier this month, in order to avoid taking responsibility for its employee’s actions. In a company email announcing Henry’s firing, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace wrote only of unspecified “sexual misconduct.” The details presented in the lawsuit, however, are horrifying.
The suit read: “Mr. Henry not only leveraged this imbalance of power for control over his victim, Ms. Eckhart, but asked her to be his ‘sex slave’ and his ‘little whore,’ and threatened punishment and retaliation if Ms. Eckhart did not comply with his sexual demands.” It goes on to accuse Henry of sexually assaulting Eckhart on company property, and raping her while she was handcuffed in a hotel frequented by company employees. “Prior to violently assaulting Ms. Eckhart, Mr. Henry took photos of Ms. Eckhart on his iPhone while laughing, as Ms. Eckhart pleaded with Mr. Henry to stop, and to remove the handcuffs, and to delete the naked pictures he took of her without her consent,” the suit reads.
The suit alleges that Eckhart reported the “toxic work environment” to human resources in February, that her termination in June was an act of retaliation, and that the network had protected Henry from multiple allegations of misconduct until his firing earlier this month. “Fox News knew that Mr. Henry had engaged in sexual misconduct as far back as early 2017.
In a statement circulated to multiple news outlets, Henry’s lawyer, Catherine Foti, claims her client’s relationship with Eckhart was consensual, and that it was initiated by Eckhart. “The Me Too movement has helped to bring to light a number of injustices in our society, and everyone that has suffered deserves to be heard,” the statement reads. “This is not one of those cases.”
Throw everything at the wall and see what sticks?
Bidens next!
He looks worried.
more of realDonaldTrump mates being accused of sexual harassment?
Probability is quickly approaching zero.
which means this great movie will have a sequel :) Can’t wait!
slime ball hat trick.
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