Andrea Tantaros calls Fox News a 'sex-fueled Playboy Mansion-like cult' in lawsuit.

[Greenbacks]

Legal problems for Roger Ailes and Fox News mounted this week as another female employee has gone to court over sexual harassment claims.
In a 37-page lawsuit, cable news host Andrea Tantaros alleges that she was removed from her on-air role in retaliation for making a sexual harassment complaint against Ailes, her former boss, and that Fox News executives covered up his actions.
“Fox News masquerades as a defender of traditional family values, but behind the scenes, it operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult,steeped in intimidation, indecency, and misogyny,” Tantaros states in her lawsuit filed Monday in New York Supreme Court.

Tantaros, a former co-host of the Fox News daytime program “Outnumbered,” has been off the air since April 25. The network has said her removal was due to her not allowing management to vet her book “Tied Up In Knots” before promoting it on the air. Most Fox News hosts and anchors are contractually obligated to have their published works approved by the company.
But Tantaros, who remains on the payroll at Fox News, alleges she is being benched for complaining about being sexually harassed by Ailes. Her complaints were ignored, her suit said, and other top executives -- including new Fox News co-President Bill Shine -- were involved in covering them up. Tantaros is seeking about $30 million in damages.
Ailes has denied all of the sexual harassment allegations against him.

Fox News is not commenting on Tantaros’ lawsuit. But one person briefed on the matter who is not authorized to comment publicly said Fox News will vigorously defend itself in the matter — a far different stance than it took in response to the lawsuit filed by former anchor Gretchen Carlson. That suit prompted 21[SUP]st[/SUP] Century Fox executives to call for an investigation.
When Tantaros described her encounters with Ailes in published accounts this month, Shine and company attorney Dianne Brandi denied that she ever made the complaints.
Her lawsuit is the latest allegation of misconduct against Ailes. The once-powerful cable TV news executive resigned July 21, two weeks after Carlson sued him, alleging he sabotaged her career after she rebuffed his sexual advances and complained about a hostile work environment.

An internal investigation turned up many other allegations of harassment involving Ailes. More than 25 former and current Fox News employees reported incidents in the internal investigation, but none of Ailes’ top deputies were implicated. Shine, a 20-year veteran of Fox News, was promoted to co-president after Ailes’ departure.
But Tantaros’ suit alleges Shine and others were well aware of Ailes’ actions. The suit names Fox News, Ailes, Shine, Brandi, communications chief Irena Briganti and longtime programming executive Suzanne Scott, who was also recently promoted.
The complaint “is not just about Ailes; it also gives life to the saying that ‘the fish stinks from the head,’” the lawsuit states. “For Ailes did not act alone. He may have been the primary culprit, but his actions were condoned by his most senior lieutenants, who engaged in a concerted effort to silence Tantaros by threats, humiliation, and retaliation.”

Tantaros said her tenure at Fox News “devolved into a sexual harassment nightmare” in the summer of 2014, when Ailes allegedly made inappropriate comments to her. Ailes asked her to twirl around so he could “get a good look” at Tantaros, the suit said. On another occasion he said, “come over here so I can give you a hug.” Another time he allegedly told her “I bet you look good in a bikini.”
Ailes also allegedly peppered Tantaros with questions about the sex lives of other Fox News personalities, including her co-hosts on “The Five,” where she appeared from 2011 to 2014 before joining the panel on “Outnumbered” — a move that she described as a demotion.

As a co-host of “Outnumbered,” Tantaros describes being subjected to inappropriate remarks by Fox News correspondent John Roberts and former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown when they appeared as guests on the program. She also said she received an invitation from Fox News prime-time star Bill O’Reilly to “stay with him on Long Island” where it would be “very private.” She said O’Reilly told her on more than one occasion that he could see that Tantaros had a “wild side.”
Tantaros also accused the Fox News communications department of failing to make her accessible to media outlets and feeding unflattering stories and tweets about her. Tantaros alleges that Shine told her to “let it go” when she complained about Ailes’ behavior and the department’s actions.

"I have no knowledge of what she's referring to. None," Brown told WFXT-TV, a Fox TV affiliate in Boston. "I think she’s trying to add credibility to her complaint against the higher-ups, showing a pattern supposedly of behavior there."
Tantaros said Fox News is using the issues regarding her book — which she claims she submitted for approval in April — as an excuse for pulling her off the air in retaliation for her complaints to Shine and Brandi made this year.

Shine’s name was also raised by former Fox News Washington staffer Laurie Luhn, who said she was given a $3.15-million severance package after she complained of harassment at the company. Luhn said she had a sexual relationship with Ailes during her tenure at the network, and accused Shine of facilitating their liaisons. Shine has said he was unaware of any personal relationship between Ailes and Luhn.
Shine survived the 21[SUP]st[/SUP] Century Fox internal investigation that followed Carlson’s lawsuit and has become the right hand to the company’s executive chairman, Rupert Murdoch, who is overseeing Fox News.

 

[ML Dog]

Did she mean a 'sex-fueled Playboy Mansion-like cult' in a good way, like, as a compliment saying that this aspect of the environment over there was a thing that she enjoyed...

...found to be a POSITIVE....about the environment...


....or did she mean that in a less than complimentary fashion?


Difference in that ^^^^......Vital.

 

[Greenbacks]

Did she mean a 'sex-fueled Playboy Mansion-like cult' in a good way, like, as a compliment saying that this aspect of the environment over there was a thing that she enjoyed...

...found to be a POSITIVE....about the environment...


....or did she mean that in a less than complimentary fashion?


Difference in that ^^^^......Vital.

Probably in a bad way Dog....lol.....I believe this is the 3rd allegation in 1 month.

Good to see you Dog!

 

[ML Dog]

Probably in a bad way Dog....lol.....I believe this is the 3rd allegation in 1 month.

Good to see you Dog!

Thanks, I was able to pop in sometimes and view the Olympics thread, thanks again for that. Likely you're right: she probably meant it in a bad way but from the Male perspective 'sex-fueled Playboy Mansion-like cult' could be the deciding factor in even taking a job. DUDE might opt for the job closest to that. Women though....less so, I'd reckon.

 

[PatsFan1283]

If Ailes didn't let his imagination run wild and picture her in a bikini, would she have even been hired?

Not saying no harassment exists, but some of these girls seem to not want to come to grips with the elephant in the room. The fact that 95% of the reason these networks hire them is because they're hot. Ailes is hiring you because he wants to fuck you, the nerd who came in 1st in your journalism class he doesn't want to fuck. So your looks are allowing you to skirt (no pun intended) the meritocracy process and now you're pretending they're some curse? Spare me the sob story. Unless he said "Fuck me or you're fired" then she is tripping.

I dunno, I'm just saying..

 

[thecentaur]

Hmm I can't imagine why FOX news would be the target of any smear campaigns.

Any time you have women and men working together and a woman isn't happy about something she will cry sexual harassment. I don't even think they see it as a lie either. Not that it never actually happens, but lots of bs back and forth goes on over time. Someone asks a female if she's been working out, she tells some guy his eyes look really blue in that shirt and his wife is a lucky woman blah blah.

The thing is women will often revision this stuff and call it harassment and a hostile environment because she's mad about something

 

[TheComputerGroup]

If Ailes didn't let his imagination run wild and picture her in a bikini, would she have even been hired?

Not saying no harassment exists, but some of these girls seem to not want to come to grips with the elephant in the room. The fact that 95% of the reason these networks hire them is because they're hot. Ailes is hiring you because he wants to fuck you, the nerd who came in 1st in your journalism class he doesn't want to fuck. So your looks are allowing you to skirt (no pun intended) the meritocracy process and now you're pretending they're some curse? Spare me the sob story. Unless he said "Fuck me or you're fired" then she is tripping.

I dunno, I'm just saying..

It seems as if these pretty women are looking for these guys to sexual harass them.so they can get a big pay day......not saying women are asking to be treated like meat, but if you're a beautiful lady, you have the world by the balls now a days.

Also, a lot of these wen wear skimpy outfits on purpose hoping they get harassed.....big money waiting for a lawsuit.

Don't wear skimpy outfits & you won't get stupid comments, dress down.......

 

[ML Dog]

It seems as if these pretty women are looking for these guys to sexual harass them.so they can get a big pay day......not saying women are asking to be treated like meat, but if you're a beautiful lady, you have the world by the balls now a days.

Also, a lot of these wen wear skimpy outfits on purpose hoping they get harassed.....big money waiting for a lawsuit.

Don't wear skimpy outfits & you won't get stupid comments, dress down.......

VERY Great Point of View (Angle) to bring to the discussion. A Girl sees a path to getting a nice enough Payday to make her able to not have to slave away climbing the ladder within a network, subjecting herself to the fierce competition that is such an environment and career path.

Cha-Ching. Totally.

You Nailed It.


I can't help but think of "Ad-Men", the TV Series....when I read these stories.

 

[BigHurt007]

Chick ain't getting a dime. Those quotes she posted are hardly sexual harassment

 

[NFLTrends]

Would she have gotten as far as she did without her looks or body... Women use it to their advantage now days, and it seems they flaunt it, but if they get attention from soneone who has nothing to offer them they scream "Sexual Harrassment". But if it was coming from someone who has $$, Power and the opportunity to share it with them its all good.

Take Anna Nicole Smith... Would she have married that 90+ yo guy, had he hit on her if he lived on Social Security and worked as a greeter at Wal-Mart? HELL NO... IF he hit on her while he was at work, she would try and sue Wal-Mart for sexual harrassment. But, since he was a huge tycoon worth WAYYYY to much money... its 110% ok

 

[Enfuego]

It seems as if these pretty women are looking for these guys to sexual harass them.so they can get a big pay day......not saying women are asking to be treated like meat, but if you're a beautiful lady, you have the world by the balls now a days.

Also, a lot of these wen wear skimpy outfits on purpose hoping they get harassed.....big money waiting for a lawsuit.

Don't wear skimpy outfits & you won't get stupid comments, dress down.......

It's kind of the point of the lawsuits. They say they weren't allowed to dress down. Name the last time you saw a Fox News lady not wearing a skirt on air.

 

[Enfuego]

Would she have gotten as far as she did without her looks or body... Women use it to their advantage now days, and it seems they flaunt it, but if they get attention from soneone who has nothing to offer them they scream "Sexual Harrassment". But if it was coming from someone who has $$, Power and the opportunity to share it with them its all good.

Take Anna Nicole Smith... Would she have married that 90+ yo guy, had he hit on her if he lived on Social Security and worked as a greeter at Wal-Mart? HELL NO... IF he hit on her while he was at work, she would try and sue Wal-Mart for sexual harrassment. But, since he was a huge tycoon worth WAYYYY to much money... its 110% ok

I don't know man. She's pretty intelligent actually. BA in both French and Journalism from Lehigh and a Master's from a University in Paris. It's not like she just showed up and they gave her a job. She's done very well for herself.

 

[PatsFanatic]

If Ailes didn't let his imagination run wild and picture her in a bikini, would she have even been hired?

Not saying no harassment exists, but some of these girls seem to not want to come to grips with the elephant in the room. The fact that 95% of the reason these networks hire them is because they're hot. Ailes is hiring you because he wants to fuck you, the nerd who came in 1st in your journalism class he doesn't want to fuck. So your looks are allowing you to skirt (no pun intended) the meritocracy process and now you're pretending they're some curse? Spare me the sob story. Unless he said "Fuck me or you're fired" then she is tripping.

I dunno, I'm just saying..

You nailed it.

 

[NFLTrends]

I don't know man. She's pretty intelligent actually. BA in both French and Journalism from Lehigh and a Master's from a University in Paris. It's not like she just showed up and they gave her a job. She's done very well for herself.

Yet... would she have been hired as easily if she was 300lbs, with bad hair, didnt use make-up, didnt pluck her eyebrows or really do anything to make herself look better?

How many of those women, do you see in positions like hers?

 

[Willie99]

no wonder they have so many beautiful employees

and right, wrong or indifferent, if you suit your employer, you days with them are limited

that's just the way the world turns, although I'm not speaking for what happens in libtardville, that's seems to be some alternative universe

 

[PatsFanatic]

Yet... would she have been hired as easily if she was 300lbs, with bad hair, didnt use make-up, didnt pluck her eyebrows or really do anything to make herself look better?

How many of those women, do you see in positions like hers?

She wouldn't get an interview.

The entire profession is about looks now a days.

 

[fightgood]

Its pretty well known that she has been dating rock guitarist, porn director and tattoo aficianado Dave Navarro for some time. It has nothing to do with the lawsuit but its an interesting fact.

 

[ML Dog]

Its pretty well known that she has been dating rock guitarist, porn director and tattoo aficianado Dave Navarro for some time. It has nothing to do with the lawsuit but its an interesting fact.

Well she a "Wild Child" then. This ^^^^, dating Dave deal certainly solid (circumstantial) evidence that she works an Angle here, to board a Payout Train, possibility of getting some settlement $$$$ from Ailes & FOX (as her claim that others were involved/oblivious to known sexual harassment, suggests....painting a larger "conspiracy" thus FOX liable scenario)

Yeah, she got the Fancy Education, "BA in both French and Journalism from Lehigh and a Master's from a University in Paris." so maybe she was earnestly ambitious to achieve back in the day but she has seen a Door Open here....potentially.

This Girl is a Wild One, she is a total onion many many layers to this one.

"Gambler, Womanizer, Playboy" in your sig + "West of the Rockies" makes me think YOU are Dave Navarro.


Or Art Bell.

and right, wrong or indifferent, if you sue your employer, you days with them are limited

One would imagine to do so Burns some Bridges within a given Profession, as well.

Only one I'd have been pestering for Sex was Megyn Kelly.

I would have focused. My sexual harassing to just Megyn.

 

[TheComputerGroup]

Well she a "Wild Child" then. This ^^^^, dating Dave deal certainly solid (circumstantial) evidence that she works an Angle here, to board a Payout Train, possibility of getting some settlement $$$$ from Ailes & FOX (as her claim that others were involved/oblivious to known sexual harassment, suggests....painting a larger "conspiracy" thus FOX liable scenario)

Yeah, she got the Fancy Education, "BA in both French and Journalism from Lehigh and a Master's from a University in Paris." so maybe she was earnestly ambitious to achieve back in the day but she has seen a Door Open here....potentially.

This Girl is a Wild One, she is a total onion many many layers to this one.

"Gambler, Womanizer, Playboy" in your sig + "West of the Rockies" makes me think YOU are Dave Navarro.


Or Art Bell.

One would imagine to do so Burns some Bridges within a given Profession, as well.

Only one I'd have been pestering for Sex was Megyn Kelly.

I would have focused. My sexual harassing to just Megyn.

If the defense has a great team of lawyers, they could destroy her credibility.......

 

[ML Dog]

If the defense has a great team of lawyers, they could destroy her credibility.......

Unless she has some solid evidence that she did in fact submit her book for vetting by the network, as is policy, prior to plugging it on air....

....difficult to imagine that FOX is gonna claim the Book Vetting Fail, in defense of terminating her if even a possibility of evidence that she submitted it exists....equally hard to imagine that she says she submitted the book for vetting without having evidence to substantiate that so...on this one, with this book vetting deal....both sides have painted themselves into a corner, of sorts.