Scandal-hit Ailes resigns as head of Fox NewsNEW YORK, AFPRoger Ailes, who built Fox News into a politically powerful cable network, resigned Thursday under the cloud of a sexual harassment lawsuit. He was replaced by Rupert Murdoch, head of parent company 21st Century Fox and founder of the empire that included Fox. The sexual harassment suit filed in New Jersey state court said Ailes terminated Carlson, a popular host and former Miss America, as a retaliatory act. Ailes "unlawfully retaliated against Carlson and sabotaged her career because she refused his sexual advances and complained about severe and pervasive sexual harassment," the lawsuit alleged. The company statement Thursday made no mention of the lawsuit or its review of the allegations.

Source: The China Post July 21, 2016 21:00 UTC