On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Jon Delfin <jondel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if this will have any effect on Ailes v. New York Magazine. > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That was quick.Gretchen Carlson settles for $20 million, gets an apology. >> Fox settles with Gretchen Carlson over Roger Ailes sexual harassment claims >> http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/sep/06/fox-news-gretch >> en-carlson-settlement-roger-ailes >> > First to Steve's point: it was quick because they got Carlson to agree not to sue anybody else at Fox as enablers. The Murdoch sons want to pretend that Ailes was a rogue and was thrown out to restore propriety. It was clear that senior staff at FNC knew about Ailes and covered for him and they are still there. As for Ailes v NY Magazine, Fox has an interest in it not moving forward. NY Magazine has libel insurance so they are not intimidated. If the lawsuit moves forward there is a discovery phase where everybody has to open up their records to the other side's attorneys. In this case Fox are the ones who have to open their records, not just Ailes. And anything turned up in discovery can be leaked to the media so Fox will not stand behind Ailes. And baseline competence says that the legal department of NY Magazine checked the stories and sources before they were published. So Fox admitted wrongdoing by Ailes in their settlement with Carlson and they do not want attorneys going through their records and communications as part of an Ailes suit. In other news from FNC, Greta Van Susteren announced that she is leaving the channel immediately. She publicly defended Ailes when the story broke. http://www.politico.com/media/story/2016/09/greta-van-susteren-abruptly-leaves-fox-news-004744 -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
