Megyn Kelly thinks Roger Ailes would still be running Fox News if he hadn’t been sued for sexual harassment
Nov. 15, 2016, 11:03 a.m.
Megyn Kelly thinks Roger Ailes would still be running Fox News if he hadn’t been sued for sexual harassment
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly believes Roger Ailes would still be her boss today if former colleague Gretchen Carlson had not sued him for sexual harassment.
Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the first stop on the tour for her new book “Settle for More,” Kelly noted that Fox News contracts include arbitration clauses preventing on-air talent from filing lawsuits. Carlson, who claimed that Ailes hurt her career at Fox because she rebuffed his sexual advances, went public with her complaint after her deal with Fox News expired. The suit, which has been settled, led to an internal investigation and the departure of Ailes in July.
“Gretchen filing publicly was a big deal and an important step in this whole process,” Kelly told “GMA” co-anchor George Stephanopoulos.
[Ailes] tried to kiss me three times. So I rejected that, and when I rejected that he asked me when my contract was up.
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly on ABC’s “Good Morning America”
When asked if Ailes would still be running the top-rated cable news channel if Carlson’s lawsuit had not been filed, the star anchor said, “I think so.”
Kelly acknowledged that Ailes was a loyal and supportive boss during most of her tenure at Fox News. But she added that such situations are not unusual for women subjected to sexual harassment.
A woman can be harassed and go on to have a good working relationship with the man harassing her, and that is what happened in my case.
Megyn Kelly
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