PhotoIssues related to sexual harassment continued to plague 21st Century Fox as its Fox Business Network subsidiary confirmed on Thursday that it had suspended a longtime anchor, Charles Payne, pending an investigation into his conduct. That woman made claims of misconduct against Mr. Payne to lawyers for Fox, according to a person briefed on the matter. “We take issues of this nature extremely seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy for any professional misconduct,” a spokeswoman for Fox Business said in a statement. The Los Angeles Times first reported that Mr. Payne had been suspended after the claims of misconduct were made. Fox Business announced last month that it had renewed Mr. Payne’s contract with the network in a multiyear deal.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2017 03:01 UTC