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On July 21, 2016, Ailes resigned from Fox News, receiving about $40 million (~$49.8 million in 2023) [46] from 21st Century Fox (the then-parent company of 20th Century Fox and Fox News) in an exit agreement. Rupert Murdoch succeeded him as chairman, and as interim CEO until the naming of a permanent replacement.
By 2000, Murdoch's News Corporation owned more than 800 companies in more than 50 countries, with a net worth of more than $5 billion. [ 9 ] In July 2011, Murdoch faced allegations that his companies, including the News of the World , owned by News Corporation, had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty, and public citizens.
Defeated, Ailes is fired by Fox co-creator Rupert Murdoch. Ailes settles Carlson's lawsuit for $20 million and an apology from Fox, but the settlement contains a non-disclosure agreement. Fox eventually pays the victims of sexual harassment $50 million, while paying Ailes and O'Reilly $65 million in severance.
Longtime FOX News host Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that she was fired from the network after rebuffing the sexual advances of CEO Roger Ailes.
Fox News’ abrupt decision to fire its top-rating host Tucker Carlson came directly from Rupert Murdoch, according to reports. The right-wing network told The Independent in a statement that it ...
A Fox News producer's discrimination lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. provides a wider glimpse into the network's alleged cultural problems, dealings with prominent Republicans and ...
In early 2023, Rupert Murdoch acknowledged in a deposition that some Fox News personalities were endorsing election fraud claims they knew were false. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg filed a lawsuit against Fox News in March 2023, alleging she had been pressured by Fox attorneys to provide misleading testimony to implicate ...
Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire conservative media mogul who owns Fox News Channel, acknowledged that top hosts at his network endorsed former President Trump’s false claims of a fraudulent ...