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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 08:53 PM Sep 2016

Fox Paid Roger Ailes Twice As Much As The Woman He Allegedly Harassed

Source: huff post





Fox Paid Roger Ailes Twice As Much As The Woman He Allegedly Harassed

What a world.
09/06/2016 04:14 pm ET | Updated 3 hours ago

Ryan Grenoble Reporter, The Huffington Post
Rich Polk via Getty Images
Gretchen Carlson will receive a $20 million settlement from 21st Century Fox.

Fox News is rumored to have paid Roger Ailes $40 million in exchange for stepping down from the company’s top post as a result of a slew of sexual harassment allegations.

News broke Tuesday that Gretchen Carlson, one of the women who says she was harassed by Ailes, will receive a $20 million settlement. Yes, it’s a gargantuan sum ― but the man accused of carrying out the harassment is walking away with a payout twice as large as his alleged victim.

This is a fact that many on Twitter quickly took notice of after Carlson’s settlement was revealed:.........................

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-payout_us_57cee12ce4b02c637c57d8b0



Yes.--WHAT A WORLD!!

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Fox paid Roger Ailes twice as much as Gretchen Carlson, the woman he allegedly harassed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-roger-ailes-gretchen-carlson-payout_us_57cee12ce4b02c637c57d8b0 via @HuffPostWomen



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Fox Paid Roger Ailes Twice As Much As The Woman He Allegedly Harassed (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2016 OP
She should sue his fat ass for 40 million ghostsinthemachine Sep 2016 #1
Well I havent read the settlement she took but I suspect part of it includes a clause cstanleytech Sep 2016 #4
Just saw on Joy Reid lordsummerisle Sep 2016 #2
Misspelling Corrected: Close Donald Trump Friend And Advisor Roger Ailes onehandle Sep 2016 #3
Roger the Chin EricMaundry Sep 2016 #5
Or Roger the Double Chin n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2016 #6

cstanleytech

(26,293 posts)
4. Well I havent read the settlement she took but I suspect part of it includes a clause
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:24 PM
Sep 2016

that makes it so she cant sue him and if it does include such a clause it kinda makes sense for Fox to include it since Ailes probably knows enough about Fox to bring down the whole house of cards.

lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts)
2. Just saw on Joy Reid
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 08:58 PM
Sep 2016

that there are several other women in settlement negotiations, so that sum will surely increase quite a bit.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
3. Misspelling Corrected: Close Donald Trump Friend And Advisor Roger Ailes
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:07 PM
Sep 2016

Stoopid HuffPo can't spell Close Donald Trump Friend And Advisor Roger Ailes correctly.

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