Fox in 8-figure settlement talks with Carlson amid evidence of taped conversations with Ailes

[kpete]

Huge: Fox in 8-figure settlement talks with Carlson amid evidence of taped conversations with Ailes & multiple women



EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE THE FOX NEWS BUNKER
In the subterranean newsroom, fear is everywhere. “Hacking was bad,” says one person familiar with the internal investigation. “This is arguably worse.”
BY SARAH ELLISON
AUGUST 8, 2016 7:45 PM



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Meanwhile, 21st Century Fox has begun discussing a settlement in the Gretchen Carlson lawsuit against Ailes, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The company is requesting that Ailes, who has denied all Carlson’s allegations, fund at least a portion of the settlement, which is expected to reach eight figures, these people said. At issue in the settlement talks is the existence of audio tapes recorded by multiple women in conversation with Ailes, two people familiar with the tapes said. Ailes' lawyers have argued that any negotiation with Carlson should take place in private arbitration, but the specter of a public trial looms. “If they litigate the case, all the tapes will become public, directly and through others,” this person said. “Then you will have a parade of women come in. Nobody wants that.” (Ailes, through his lawyer, denied all allegations.)

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http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/exclusive-inside-the-fox-news-bunker-roger-ailes

[TheOther95Percent]

1. Huh?

“If they litigate the case, all the tapes will become public, directly and through others,” this person said. “Then you will have a parade of women come in. Nobody wants that.” (Ailes, through his lawyer, denied all allegations.)

I think a lot of folks may enjoy listening to those tapes.

[Midnight Writer]

16. This is a crap sandwich. They will pay millions to settle, and then seal the records.

Why does our legal system allow rich bastards to make a payment, and then have the records of their malfeasance erased?

[sarcasmo]

2. I love a good parade.

[Yallow]

3. Parades Are Cool

Especially when justice is involved.

Make it 9 figures!

In fact, sign Fox over to her Rupert.

Couldn't hurt.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. I bet it won't be as much as his golden parachute though n/t

[Rex]

5. 8

That is not just small change hush money, that is massive hush hush. Yuuuuugggeee!

[longship]

6. Q: How does Fox extricate themselves from this?

One hopes that they cannot, that they (and Ailes) will take the full brunt of the hit. Just the fact that the Fox culture -- one which maybe many people suspected for years -- allowed such things to happen, speaks volumes as to their credibility as a news source. They are not so much that than they are a vehicle to bring nubile, young blondes into Ailes' chambers, no doubt preferably nude.

The whole thing is disgusting.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. EIGHT figure???

$xx,xxx,xxx Tens of millions of dollars!

You never hear the term "8-figure" thrown around

[Eleanors38]

13. They'll have to hire an NFL agent for this bidding war.

[randr]

8. If only a liberal benefactor would offer her compensation to continue the case

What a wonderful world it would be.

[randr]

9. “Then you will have a parade of women come in. Nobody wants that.”

How about we put that to a vote?

[gratuitous]

10. Who is this "nobody"?

Yeah, I'm all for hearing Roger Ailes and what he thinks are smooth moves with the ladies and sure-fire pick-up lines. I might never stop vomiting, but yeah, I want to hear what Ailes thinks appeals to women. So that Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog can poop on it!

[Hortensis]

11. Carlson's a shark who's done very well in a shark tank

and is swimming off leaving bloody shreds behind her in proper shark style.

[Eleanors38]

12. So the Sultan of Splort has to "fund a portion" of the settlement since he got millions to leave?

[vinny9698]

14. My three true stories on sexual harassment

I worked for Sears and one of our junior managers would harass new female employees. Then one day this very beautiful woman showed up to work. Sure enough there goes the manager after her. Two days later both were gone. It seems that the woman was an undercover PI sent in by corporate. I knew that something was up this woman was just to smart, her vocabulary and beauty to be working part time as a sales clerk.

I taught at a community college business classes. My advice to female students about sexual harassment was to secretly record the conversations. They might not be admissible in court, but could be played in a boardroom and get an of out of court settlement and get the guy fired. Most sexual harassment is always one on one.

In Texas on an offshore oil rig, there was a man who did not like nude pictures of women posted at the job site. His coworkers than went out of their way to paste posters all over the rig. He sued them for sexual harassment and won his case.

[cstanleytech]

15. Sorry folks but I stand with Roger Ailes in this case.

Far, far.............far behind him though and only because I want him to dig his heels in so that the audio tapes actually do come out.

[GOLGO 13]

17. $$$ can be a form of justice.

I'll take 10's of millions of dollars & a dethroned Ailes for the win please.