Roger Ailes
Ex-Fox News Employee Laura Luhn Sues Network Over Roger Ailes’ Sexual Harassment and Blackmail
Former Fox News employee Laura Luhn is suing the network over decades of alleged abuse by late CEO Roger Ailes — including an allegation that he blackmailed her with sexually explicit videos. The suit, which also includes claims against former co-president Bill Shine and parent company 21st Century Fox, is being filed under New York’s […]
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Fox News Fined $1M By New York City Human Rights Commission
Fox News Channel will pay a $1 million fine to the New York City Human Rights Commission as part of a settlement related to its previous handling of sexual harassment and retaliation claims. The fine is the largest in the Commission’s history, it said Tuesday. “With this settlement, the Commission not only ordered the largest […]
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Gretchen Carlson, Julie Roginsky to Topline Fox News Whistleblower Doc
Indie doc studio XTR is at work on In Her Own Words, a feature documentary about Fox News Channel alums Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky and their campaign against Roger Ailes and the use of nondisclosure agreements. The premium nonfiction producer has tapped Cynthia Lowen to direct the doc set to feature Carlson and Roginsky. […]
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Megyn Kelly Says She Performed “Infamous” Twirl for Roger Ailes in Sit-Down With Fox News Accusers
Megyn Kelly admits that she performed the "infamous" twirl for ex-Fox News boss Roger Ailes during a 'Bombshell' discussion with other accusers.
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Golden Globes: Roger Ailes-Centric Projects ‘Bombshell’ and ‘The Loudest Voice’ Land Noms
'Bombshell' and Showtime's 'The Loudest Voice' — both of which document the demise of former Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes — scored nominations at the 2020 Golden Globes.
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‘Bombshell’: Film Review
THR review: In 'Bombshell,' Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and John Lithgow play, respectively, Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson and Roger Ailes in Jay Roach's film about sexual harassment at Fox News.
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‘Loudest Voice’ Team Hopes Viewers See Roger Ailes Series as a “Cautionary Tale”
The team behind Showtime's 'The Loudest Voice' talks about how much the limited series is about former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes' political influence and how much it is about his alleged sexual misconduct, as well as what they hope viewers take away.
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Showtime’s Roger Ailes Show Billboard Hijacked in L.A. by Conservatives
Showtime marketing executives may want to take a closer look at a giant Los Angeles billboard that promotes their Roger Ailes miniseries, 'The Loudest Voice,' because it's not what they paid for.
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‘The Loudest Voice’s’ Russell Crowe on Becoming Roger Ailes: “I’m a F***ing Actor, Mate”
Russell Crowe talks to The Hollywood Reporter about portraying Roger Ailes in Showtime's upcoming limited series about the late Fox News founder, including his listening tour, the Ailes he came to know and the toll the project took on him.
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Russell Crowe on Portraying Roger Ailes, Fox News Being a “Money-Making Machine”
Russell Crowe talks taking on the role of Roger Ailes in Showtime's 'The Loudest Voice' during a visit to 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Thursday night.
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‘The Loudest Voice’: TV Review
The Hollywood Reporter review: Dominated by Russell Crowe's heavily made-up performance as Roger Ailes, Showtime's seven-part miniseries 'The Loudest Voice' is detailed and interesting, without often being insightful.
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Gretchen Carlson on Tackling #MeToo Revolution in New Doc: “The Pendulum Has Shifted Now”
Gretchen Wilson, who sued network chief Roger? Ailes for sexual harassment, talks about her new doc 'Breaking the Silence' out Jan. 14.
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