I asked Carlson whether she thought the events of the past three weeks should embolden victims of sexual harassment to come forward. (In a statement, Fox said Carlson did not lodge “a formal complaint” with the company’s legal or human resources office. After a professional life spent speaking before TV cameras, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson isn’t often at a loss for words. And then, she said, a new round of emotion came rushing in over the sexual harassment she says she endured while working for Ailes. Carlson and her lawyer, Nancy Erika Smith, pushed back against the criticism that her suit is retaliation for being fired by Fox in June.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 18:09 UTC