A former Fox News anchor has accused network boss Roger Ailes of sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, claiming the cable channel chairman fired her after she refused his advances. As part of Ailes’ retaliation, her lawsuit claims, Carlson received diminishing assignments to high-profile interview subjects, and was cut from her regular segment on Bill O’Reilly’s weeknight show. The suit accuses him of mocking her during commercial breaks and off the air, either shunned her or belittled her contributions to the show. The suit also accuses Ailes of “ogling” Carlson in his office, making her turn around “so he could view her posterior”. Ailes made clear to Carlson that her “problems”, meaning his treatment of her, would improve “if she had a sexual relationship with him”, her lawsuit claims.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 16:53 UTC