Fox News, Former Employee Poised for Court Showdown Over 2020 Assault Case
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Fox News and Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer for Fox Business Network, could be headed to court in a lurid case that has been making its way through legal channels for the past four years.
Fox News on Monday night filed a request for summary judgement in the case, in which Eckhart has alleged she was raped by Ed Henry, a former Fox News correspondent who was dismissed from the Fox Corp.-backed outlet in 2020 following an investigation into a complaint about “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace.” Eckart’s lawsuit was filed in U.S.
District Court in the Southern District of New York in July of 2020. A lawyer for Henry has in the past claimed Eckhart “initiated and completely encouraged a consensual relationship.” Fox News terminated Eckhart in 2020 prior to her making the allegations tied to Henry.
Speaking about the case in open court is “a very likely outcome that I am prepared for,” said Eckhart, during an interview. “I’m not under any gag order.” Meeting in court would serve as an unpleasant ordeal for each side.
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