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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLooks like Bowtie Boy Tucker Carlson is going down.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/confirmed-fox-knew-of-harassment-allegations-against-tucker-carlson-before-his-pre-planned-vacation/Fox News learned the details of sexual harassment allegations against top network host Tucker Carlson on July 9, four days before Carlson announced on the air that he would be taking a long-planned vacation, Salon has confirmed.
Carlson, who claims to have gone into journalism after a career in the CIA failed to pan out, was named in a sweeping and graphic sexual misconduct lawsuit which two women filed against the network Monday in a New York federal court.
The women, Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu, alleged rape and sexual harassment at the hands of some of Fox News biggest stars, including the recently fired Ed Henry and Carlsons primetime colleague Sean Hannity. Areu singled Carlson out for allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation.
Michael J. Willemin, an attorney who along with veteran sexual misconduct litigator Doug Wigdor represents the two women, told Salon that their team informed the network about the details surrounding Areus allegations July 9, which a Fox News spokesperson confirmed to Salon in an email.
Looks like Hannity is caught up in the abuse scandal as well. Oh the humanity!
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,076 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,247 posts)Nikki28
(557 posts)The same way they did with Al Franklin. Time to get these demons out of the news business. If these two go it would be half way there to taking our country back. The only fear I have is they will head one of Trump picks for Judge and make our government worse.
ET Awful
(24,753 posts)n/t
iscooterliberally
(2,849 posts)yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)And the Fox rapist could face criminal charges in New York. Franken was a hit job that some in our party stupidly supported. Thank God Northam stood tall.
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)Nor Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. I think those were overblown. Generally, though, I believe women. I think every woman who has worked outside the home has been sexually harassed or coerced in some way. I used to work with lawyers and judges and it happened to me as a young woman. Nobody in authority will do anything about it. We know that.
certainot
(9,090 posts)biggest political mistake in history - ongoing for 30 fucking years
like trump
underpants
(182,279 posts)His father gave him a job on PBS.
Please Tucker.
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)On WKRP? In Cincinnati?
: evilgrin:
dchill
(38,324 posts)Yep. That guy!
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)dchill
(38,324 posts)BGBD
(3,282 posts)He applied after college and his application was denied.
That was the extent of his intelligence career. From there he embarked on a career of unintelligence.
Rabrrrrrr
(58,347 posts)and I decided against pursuing my NFL career, and I'm now working on my astronaut career.
about framing.
I for one haven't given up on my MLB career.
KatyMan
(4,147 posts)With half-assed work, family connections and a trust fund, you're free to be the best you you can be (unlike those no good liberals/women/minorities/immigrants who don't work and want everything handed to them).
Captain Zero
(6,715 posts)Plus back then the freak wore bow ties
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)His vacation wasn't long-planned. Carlson wasn't planning on taking a vacation. --- In this instance, "long planned" only means that Fox News Execs (and HR and PR departments) have a "long planned" policy in effect that any on-air talent who's mixed-up in rape or sexual harassment will be forced to take an immediate "vacation".
They're all playing with words and splitting hairs.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... and Hannity did something wrong.
If these guys were innocent enough they'd fight it tooth and nail big time
groundloop
(11,488 posts)That's all that concerns them, can we explain our way out of this 'problem'. The top brass at Faux News don't give a shit about innocent or guilty, right or wrong, but merely whether or not they can wiggle out of it.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)if putin loses those three (limbaugh due to lung cancer - after telling milllions for years cancer from smoking was a dem commie plot) the country will go 15.1 pts left - 12 pts for limbaugh, 3 pts for hannity, and .1 for carlson
this is really something to rejoice about - losing 3 of the biggest liars on the planet, responsible for millions of deaths from global warming denial and COVID
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)I'm happy for you in particular. Thanks again for your tireless efforts in spreading awareness.
certainot
(9,090 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)when that treasonous pig finally dies.
She's a bigger piece of work than any of them.
certainot
(9,090 posts)- the ad industry wants those stations and needs to know it's going to have to change programing on a lot of them
the age of limbaugh, the party of limbaugh, is over. it needs a nudge though
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)DemInBuckhead
(110 posts)Fox is likely just working with the lawyers to make sure the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed, and making sure that's all in order before they push the person out.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)Just sayin'.
Wounded Bear
(58,440 posts)RussellCattle
(1,506 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... a court not allowing this to go to jury and that would be bad enough for Carlson and Hannity.
DFW
(54,056 posts)He is a Trump-supporting Foxsucker who represented Tara Reade against Joe Biden, and continued to defend her orally after dropping her as a client (I guess a LITTLE credibility is helpful for a high-profile lawyer in pursuing cases like this).
Hannity and Carlson are odious characters to us, so we want to believe this, but if Wigdor is involved, I want to see if this has some foundation to it before doing the happy dance over Hannity's or Carlson's downfall.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)JI7
(89,182 posts)it was against him from another right wing crazy type but no legal action was taken.
I don't know enough about Ed Henry but as much as I hate Hannity and Carlson I have to admit that i'm not sure I believe this in the way I did when it came to O'Reilly and some others .
DFW
(54,056 posts)It would be typical of them to float a bogus accusation, watch Democrats jump all over it publicly, just to make us look foolish if its not true. If theres any substance to the story, I think it will not be long in coming out.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,086 posts)What do you give a guy who regularly spouts white-Supremacist talking points and networks with known bigots?
Multiple king-size white topsheets.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,086 posts)Bengus81
(6,907 posts)That bow tie POS is not going anywhere............
Glamrock
(11,781 posts)This is the work of George Soros! He's got his "European" (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, knowhatimean,knowhatimean) hands in everything! Fox needs to fight this! This is the first step to us all being micro-chipped by Pelosi at the behest of Bill Gates! Shut down the oppositions speech. It's in Ching Changs Book of War! Rush has already reached his expiration date. You can't go more than 6 or 7 days after that. you know what I'm saying. And now Hannity and Carleson are being accused of Rape and Sexual harassment? I told you this Weinstein thing was gonna be bad. I wonder how much these chicks are being paid by Soros?
And of course the obligatory
MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)after all of the money he keeps sending me to write protest letters saying mean things about BunkerBoy!
I will admit, though, the latest check must be lost somewhere in the mail - perhaps in a bag with all of those cheating mail-in ballots from the last election.......
MontanaMama
(23,242 posts)Yuuuuuuuuuge.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)And the walls come tumbling down.
LiberalFighter
(50,504 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)annual Christmas party that he told Ms. Areu he would only be attending for approximately 10
minutes to, make a quick appearance.
33. Following the show, Mr. Carlson, hardly making any effort to hide his intentions,
began telling Ms. Areu that he would be alone in New York City that night, and specifically said
that he would be staying alone in his hotel room without any wife or kids.
34. Without question, Mr. Carlson was probing to see whether Ms. Areu was
interested in a sexual relationship. Ms. Areu awkwardly sidestepped Mr. Carlsons advances and
declined to spend the night at his hotel. Mr. Carlson promptly retaliated against Ms. Areu, who
was featured on his show only three times in 2019 and has not appeared once in 2020.
George II
(67,782 posts)Blecht
(3,803 posts)These guys have no respect for women. I'd believe that there is nothing too disgusting for them.
I hope they go down.
nattyice
(331 posts)DemInBuckhead
(110 posts)Cosmocat
(14,543 posts)Just needs a few more dozen accusations, a few open affairs with porn stars and Penthouse models, a tape bragging about grabbling women by the vagina and he can walk away with the R nomination.
jayschool2013
(2,309 posts)if he married a former pole dancer/nude model/Eastern European "escort." You just can't have enough GOP "family values" going for you, right?
NCjack
(10,279 posts)hook-up with Sucker and do another 4-y tour in the White House.
iscooterliberally
(2,849 posts)jayschool2013
(2,309 posts)MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a disgusting place Fox News is! Why are so many men like this?
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)Little rat deserves little space in memory or US history, apart from an indictment.
pwb
(11,205 posts)That is what they promise along with the so called truth. Let me guess here, Trump hardly knows them, Evangelicals forgive them, Republicans have no comment. From the team that has been leading the republicans by the nose for decades. If I had a fuck to give I would.
Fla Dem
(23,352 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,789 posts)calimary
(80,700 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,303 posts)Maybe.
"AND NOW LIVE - FROM FLORIDA'S PREMIERE STATE PENITENTIARY - IT'S TUCKER CARLSON!"
louis-t
(23,199 posts)that he claims was "going to" release his home address. He's psychic, you know.
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)he dox-ed the Governor of Maine.
When you roll in the mud, Tucker, you're gonna get dirty too.
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)These allegations are completely unsurprising to me. Carlson and Hannity apparently want to be like Trump in *every* way.
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,888 posts)from kissing BunkerBoy's A$$ so long?
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)musette_sf
(10,184 posts)"YOU get a falafel! EVERYONE gets a falafel!"
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,645 posts)not because I want women to be hurt or abused, Because the pain this man causes should not be allowed . Can he and hannity go the the same place bill o reilly went to and NEVER be heard from again
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)It seems evident to me that only a resounding defeat at the polls is the only lesson and message we can send.
Demovictory9
(32,324 posts)shanti
(21,672 posts)tiptonic
(765 posts)As u liked to say, right after W stole the 2000 election, 'get over it'.
Hassler
(3,326 posts)The real victims.
ZZenith
(4,110 posts)Never known someone so famous to not have a page on there.
Hmmmm.
GoneOffShore
(17,309 posts)onetexan
(12,994 posts)was the "huge manatee" for Carlson or for Trump? Fits both
Upthevibe
(7,884 posts)............No words....
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)was born without sex organs. Who knew?
jimlup
(7,968 posts)Seems like Deja Vu. Wasn't something like this a thing a year ago? Like the last time Carlson went fishing?
marble falls
(56,359 posts)Last edited Tue Jul 21, 2020, 06:06 PM - Edit history (1)
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)marble falls
(56,359 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,893 posts)https://www.salon.com/2020/07/21/confirmed-fox-knew-of-allegations-against-tucker-carlson-before-his-pre-planned-vacation/
The author: (not screaming just c&p from the original article) ROGER SOLLENBERGER
DeminPennswoods
(15,246 posts)came from.
malaise
(267,823 posts)Cicada
(4,533 posts)Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)AleksS
(1,665 posts)Issues, and it all rolled right off.
The whole GD world believes IOKIYAR.
Only Democrats get taken down by this stuff, no matter how spurious or untrue it is (see: Al Franken.)
Makes me sick.
I'd vote for Kanye West over Tucker Carlson.
rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)live love laugh
(13,009 posts)ecstatic
(32,567 posts)trump ass kissing freaks! LOCK THEM UP!
TlalocW
(15,359 posts)I mean, do you honestly think he's ever gone fishing in his life?
TlalocW
FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)I 'spect he has done some fishing with his lil pole.
oldsoftie
(12,410 posts)Unless Areu also has bad texts/emails. If so, I havent read that
certainot
(9,090 posts)absurd but true, according to 1500 unchallenged radio stations