Henry has covered numerous major stories during his time at Fox News. 1,933 following. His dismissal from America's Newsroom, where he served alongside Sandra Smith, comes after news of his sexual misconduct flooded the media. Willemin referenced the Harvey Weinstein trial - a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement - as proof that just because a person sends positive messages to an attacker before or after a rape does not mean they are not a victim. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey and comes almost a year after Henry was accused in a complaint of "violently" raping former Fox Business producer Jennifer Eckhart and sending "wildly inappropriate sexual images" to another woman. 'I stand w/ @JenniferEckhartand #CathyAreu 2 immensely brave women who now have their voices heard. You don't work for two major national cable news networks if you're not. 'Mr. In addition, he has won the Merriman Smith award for excellence in presidential coverage and the Everett Dirksen Award for distinguished coverage of Congress. Areu awkwardly sidestepped Mr. Carlson's advances and declined to spend the night at his hotel. His wife, Ingrid, reported him missing on June 25. In this role, he provides regular reports and live coverage of the Trump administration for various Fox News programs. Which is what I'm fighting for right now, for all people to no longer be muddled in silence. Like I thought I was just going to be sitting at home crying every day because I was fired from a career that I killed myself for. Willemin and his client well know that these allegations are not comparable to those involving Harvey Weinstein, and that the claim of rape in this case is simply false. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 10:32 EST 21 Jul 2020 Just to tell you, first and foremost, that I'm not related to Tucker Carlson and we have the same last name, Carlson jokes. 'Mr. Fox News announced Henry was fired Wednesday, saying in a statement he was accused of "willful sexual misconduct" by a former network employee. The Daily Beastrelayed that the former Fox News anchor is now on Real Americas Voice, a fledgling internet and satellite TV network, with Steve Bannon as one of its contributors. 'Ms. The Times has issued a statement after Carlson's remarks were aired. The lawsuit begins by describing how Henry 'preyed upon, manipulated and groomed Ms Eckhart starting at the young age of 24 by exerting his abuse of power over her and her career'. We've never had a dispute with anyone. 'Mr. In this role, he provides regular reports and live coverage of the Trump administration for various Fox News programs. Now a good man like Ed Henry is making me sick! Henry was fired by Fox News earlier this month based on findings of an internal investigation, both the lawsuit and the network said. Moreover, the investigator did not even speak with either of our clients, even though both Ms. Eckhart and Ms. Areu offered to meet with him under reasonable conditions. Hannity, on set and in front of the entire studio crew and completely unsolicited threw $100 on the set desk,' it states. Alan Greenspan (Andrea Mitchell Husband) Age, Net Worth. Follow. Will that qualify as journalism?'. Edward Michael Henry Jr. is an American journalist. 'I stand for all victims who have been mistreated, harassed, assaulted, and even worse, at the hands of those in power, and the institutions that continue to support them. Ailes was also later forced out of Fox News when he was accused of sexual assault and harassment by numerous women, including former Fox hosts Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson. Fox News fired Henry, who had served as chief White House correspondent, shortly before the lawsuit was filed. Shirley Hung Henry, 46, and Ed Henry, 44, met while they were both working at CNN. And now, people are having to face the music, she says. Four years ago, nobody would have been paying attention to it, Carlson tells Yahoo Entertainment about the news that broke on July 1 that Henry, co-anchor of Americas Newsroom, was fired as a result of a complaint made the week before about willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago, according to an internal memo from the network. Specifically, the suit mentioned Folkenfliks July 2020 report that top Fox executives were warned in 2017 about promoting Henry years before his firing, a story that Stelter and Camerota discussed on-air. Last year, Fox News fired former anchor Ed Henry following an investigation of willful sexual misconduct in the workplace. Nonetheless, over a year since his departure, Henry has resurfaced. I look forward to getting back soon.. Ed Henry, a Fox News host, disappeared in mid-June. (UPDATED with Fox News & Ed Henry attorney statements on lawsuit) Tucker Carlson is returning to Fox News Channel tonight after a short vacation, but along with the cabler newser itself, Sean. 42 talking about this. The couple married in 2010 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort at a wedding featuring an Elvis impersonator, according . The suit says that Henry and Eckhart engaged in a consensual relationship that ended in 2017. The Washington Post first reported the accusations against Henry on Tuesday, detailing allegations from a former Las Vegas stripper who said she had an affair with the married newsman in 2006. Henry has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award and the Merriman Smith Award for his unmatched broadcast coverage while at CNN. Prior to her current capacity, she several positions at CNN, including field productions and managing the coverage of CNNs Washingtons Bureau. 02:35. 'While raping Ms. Eckhart, Mr. Henry performed sadistic acts on Ms. Eckhart, which included, among many other things, violently hitting her in the face multiple times,' the lawsuit states. Ed Henry @realamericasvoice & Author NYT bestseller #42faith The Rest of the Jackie Robinson Story. Shirley Henry Age, Background. https://t.co/gNRR4gsiTH, Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) July 1, 2020, If they've cleaned up everything, then they should relieve me from my NDA, Carlson tells Yahoo Entertainment. In reply to a series of messages that read: 'Whatever when u r owned u dont get a "choice"' the person whose phone the screen grabs were taken from replies 'you don't own me.'. The complaint includes a string of WhatsApp messages Henry, 49, allegedly sent to Eckhart in which he calls her his 'little w***e' and refers to their relationship in disturbingly graphic terms. Trump filed the lawsuit against CNN because he accuses the network of defaming his character during the 2020 Presidential Election. Some people believe that Ed Henry was abducted by aliens. They described to CBS News a workplace where abuse was routine and even expected. A spokesperson for the network issued a statement about the lawsuit to DailyMail.com which denies the plaintiffs' claims and vows to fight them 'vigorously'. Fox News Channel terminated veteran anchor Ed Henry after investigating a complaint about "willful sexual misconduct in the workplace." . "He's not being a President, he's being a Patriot!" @mrsflorida2016 @TBatesNews #PalestineOhioDisaster Watch the entire special: https: . Fox News Media's top news anchor, Ed Henry has been fired from the network following a shocking allegation for sexual harassment from years ago. This recent hiring decision is yet another example of why so many survivors of abuse are afraid to come forward while their perpetrators are often rewarded in the workplace.. She claims that despite telling him he left 'a mark on her buttocks', 'bruise on her leg,' among other injuries to her, he continued to send the messages. Henry was far from the only Fox News anchor who subjected Ms. Areu to sexual harassment,' it adds. By NewsHound Ellen July 3, 2020. This tree is not just for us to enjoy. This conduct should be universally condemned, as it has been when victims of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and Matt Lauer were similarly maligned, Eckharts attorney Michael Willemin added. Back in July 2019, Ed Henry became a true hero in his sisters eyes, her son Frank and many unsuspecting fans across the world. ', Ed Henry took a four-month leave of absence over extra-marital affair with Vegas cocktail waitress. Ed Henrys wife is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Boston University. "Some of the men complained that there were so many meetings that they had to go on how to speak to women and how not to sexually harass," she said. On Henry's return, he shifted to the position of chief national correspondent, often appearing as a co-host on Fox & Friends Weekend before taking over America's Newsroom last December. "I thought that was normal for a male anchor to do," she said of Ed Henry. Five days later, Ed emerged out of the ER, sharing pictures of the surgerys success onTwitterand thanking everyone for their continued support. The complaint asserts that Fox News did nothing,' Willemin said. That's the kind of people they are.'. While at Fox, Ed served as a substitute host forFox & Friends Weekendand its Chief White House Correspondent. It was the scariest decision that I've ever made and the scariest move, but I want to be a beacon of hope for everyone else out there that I was victorious and that's true through whatever risks that I took that other women can follow suit and they can join our fight together, she says. Former Alabama lawmaker Ed Henry pardoned by Trump By KIM CHANDLER January 20, 2021 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned an Alabama lawmaker who pleaded guilty two years ago for his role in a health care fraud case. In this case, NPR and I felt confident that we would prevail in court on the merits. One summer, he got a job in Washington DC and paired up with the legendary Jack Anderson. Willemen filed the federal lawsuit on Monday in the US District Court for Southern New York on behalf of Eckhart, a former associate producer at Fox Business, and Cathy Areu, a frequent guest on the network. My abusers continuing attempt to intimidate and bully me into silence reveals his toxic and predatory mindset.. And I can tell you that I think that Tammy Duckworth is an American Patriot.. On June 20, 2011, Henry left CNN, to become the Fox News White House Correspondent. Moreover, to be clear, some of these photographs are not even of me. Rumors have swirled over Fox and News Corp. possibly merging into one entity, but Irenic Capital, which owns about 2% of News Corp., has taken issue with its potential merger. Nothing could be further from the truth, and it is precisely because of these types of attacks that many victims of sexual assault and rape suffer in silence.'.