Last week, Fox News host Ed Henry was fired following a complaint of sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Henry, who was most recently the co-host of America’s Newsroom, has responded to his firing by posting a statement from his attorney on Twitter:
Attorney Catherine Foti: “Ed Henry denies the allegations referenced in the Fox announcement and is confident that he will be vindicated after a full hearing in an appropriate forum.”
Attorney Catherine Foti: “Ed Henry denies the allegations referenced in the Fox announcement and is confident that he will be vindicated after a full hearing in an appropriate forum.”
— Ed Henry (@edhenry) July 1, 2020
According to a report from the Daily Mail, the alleged complaint was received on June 25th from a former Fox News employee who accused Henry of a workplace sexual misconduct that took place “years ago”.
The network hired an outside investigator and fired Henry based on the results of the probe into the alleged incident.
The identity of the accuser has not been revealed. A law firm, Wigdor LP, which has represented other former Fox News employees against the network brought forward the complaint on behalf of Henry’s accuser.
Some background on Henry from our earlier story:
[Henry] began his career in 2003 as a political analyst for Washington, DC-based WMAL radio before joining CNN in 2005.
In 2011, Henry left CNN to become Fox News Channel’s Chief White House Correspondent.
This misconduct incident was not Henry’s first transgression while at Fox News. In 2016, Henry took a leave of absence from Fox News after he had a 10-month affair with a Las Vegas stripper. When he returned to Fox News he lost his role as Chief White House Correspondent.
