Fired Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Sues Network & CEO For Defamation
Former news anchor Ed Henry is suing Fox News and its CEO Suzanne Scott after he was fired from the network due to a sexual misconduct complaint. Henry is alleging defamation, claiming that Scott labeled him as a “criminal.” The suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, says that Scott used Henry as a “scapegoat to divert attention away from her own sordid history at Fox News.” On July 1, 2020, Fox News distributed a memo signed by Scott and Fox News president Jay Wallace to staff that clarified the reasoning behind Henry’s dismissal. They said that they made the decision...