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| 21st Century Fox Says No Decision Made on Ailes’s Future | 21st Century Fox Says No Decision Made on Ailes’s Future |
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| Responding to a news report that said Roger Ailes would soon be removed as chairman of Fox News, 21st Century Fox said on Monday that “this matter is not yet resolved.” | Responding to a news report that said Roger Ailes would soon be removed as chairman of Fox News, 21st Century Fox said on Monday that “this matter is not yet resolved.” |
| The statement came about 90 minutes after New York magazine reported that 21st Century Fox’s top executives — Rupert, James and Lachlan Murdoch — had decided that Mr. Ailes would need to leave his position after a sexual harassment lawsuit from former anchor Gretchen Carlson and an investigation into the culture of the network. | The statement came about 90 minutes after New York magazine reported that 21st Century Fox’s top executives — Rupert, James and Lachlan Murdoch — had decided that Mr. Ailes would need to leave his position after a sexual harassment lawsuit from former anchor Gretchen Carlson and an investigation into the culture of the network. |
| Nathaniel Brown, a spokesman for 21st Century Fox, Fox News’s parent company, responded to the article by saying, “This matter is not yet resolved and the review is not concluded.” | Nathaniel Brown, a spokesman for 21st Century Fox, Fox News’s parent company, responded to the article by saying, “This matter is not yet resolved and the review is not concluded.” |
| On July 6, Ms. Carlson filed a lawsuit against Mr. Ailes, accusing him of firing her after she rebuffed his sexual advances and complained of harassment. He denied the charges, and said her contract was not renewed because of low ratings. Though Mr. Ailes is named in Ms. Carlson’s lawsuit, Fox News is not. | On July 6, Ms. Carlson filed a lawsuit against Mr. Ailes, accusing him of firing her after she rebuffed his sexual advances and complained of harassment. He denied the charges, and said her contract was not renewed because of low ratings. Though Mr. Ailes is named in Ms. Carlson’s lawsuit, Fox News is not. |
| On the day the lawsuit was filed, 21st Century Fox said that it had “full confidence” in Mr. Ailes but it would begin an internal review. Since then, the company has retained the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to conduct the investigation. | On the day the lawsuit was filed, 21st Century Fox said that it had “full confidence” in Mr. Ailes but it would begin an internal review. Since then, the company has retained the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to conduct the investigation. |
| The New York magazine article cites several anonymous sources, one of whom said all three Murdochs were “in agreement that Ailes needs to go.’’ | |
| Fox News referred all requests for comment to 21st Century Fox. |