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Fox suspends TV host accused of sending lewd messages to colleagues

It’s the latest sexual harassment case to rock Fox News, America’s most watched cable news channel.

A HOST ON US cable network Fox News has been suspended during an investigation into allegations that he texted unsolicited lewd images to female co-workers, the company has said.

It is the latest sexual harassment case to rock Fox News, America’s most watched cable news channel and a favourite among US conservatives.

“Eric Bolling has been suspended pending the results of an investigation, which is currently under way,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement.

The suspension followed a HuffPost report on Friday that claimed Bolling sent an image of male genitalia to two colleagues at Fox Business and one at Fox News.

The report, citing multiple anonymous sources in and outside of Fox News and Fox Business, said the messages were sent on separate occasion several years ago.

Bolling has worked at the network for seven years.

His lawyer Michael Bowe said in a statement to HuffPost: “Mr Bolling recalls no such inappropriate communications, does not believe he sent any such communications, and will vigorously pursue his legal remedies for any false and defamatory accusations that are made.”

Other high-profile cases 

Last year, Fox News’s powerful chairman Roger Ailes left the company following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

In April, the network parted ways with its star anchor Bill O’Reilly following a flood of sexual harassment accusations that triggered a crash in advertising sales.

Last month, Jamie Horowitz, who oversaw programming for Fox Sports, was fired in Los Angeles over allegations of misconduct.

© AFP 2017

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    Mute Desmodromic
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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:24 AM

    Fox News seems to have a problem with their male presenters, birds of a feather I suppose…

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    Mute Brian Morris
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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:29 AM

    @Desmodromic: sexual harassment is a big problem in American public life, just look at Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner etc.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:33 AM

    @Brian Morris: Here, abuse is more common – carried out, in the main, by RC clergy…

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:11 AM

    @Fank Pulman:

    In the UK it’s Muslim grooming gangs operating in various towns such as Rotherham, Telford , Oxford etc

    http://www.pmclauth.com/sentenced/Grooming-Gang-Statistics/Gangs-Jailed

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:17 AM

    @Remy: That stat is specific to grooming gangs. That one specific (but admittedly particularly bad) type. It’s not that there isn’t a clear issue with certain Asian men and attitudes to women but the vast majority of sex offenders in Britain are not Muslim men. Guess who. Go on.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:30 AM

    @Titus Groan: Quick, defend the Muslims.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:35 AM

    @Brian Morris: I defended the innocent Muslims. Of which there are many. It is evident if you read my comment. The comment above is misleading. Are you the type that thinks facts are a leftie thing or?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:38 AM

    @Titus Groan: you chose to jump in and defend the Muslims not the many innocent RC clergy….telling.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:39 AM

    @Brian Morris: Ps though I will say, I think it’s a disgrace on thejournal how stats like “90% of grooming gangs are Pakistani Muslims” are regularly deleted. That’s a fact and not acknowledging it is literally how all those girls were abused in the first place. Facts are facts. Uncomfortable or not.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:42 AM

    @Titus Groan:

    Christian Clergy grooming gangs?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:43 AM

    @Brian Morris: Telling of what? There will be plenty here to defend the RCC. This place is a cesspit for Muslim bashing with no seam of bullshit about them left unmined. Priests thankfully, do not experience this. By and large.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 12:01 PM

    @Atheos Euripides:

    True, Over the years the RCC in Ireland has been riddled and infiltrated with Sadists and Pedophiles, all who have been caught in their sick acts should face the full severity of the law, I can think of a better form of justice to be fair, but they should have not been defended via being moved to a different country or Parish.
    Now who is considered as the perfect Muslim for all Muslims to emulate, how old was his wife again when they married and consummated the marriage?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 12:21 PM

    @Brian Morris: he’s actually agreeing with you for the most part but making one small correction, cop on

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    Aug 6th 2017, 12:37 PM

    @Remy: I don’t believe in fairy-tales, you’re a bit old to think the Bible and Qu’ran are based on facts aren’t you?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 1:43 PM

    @Atheos Euripides:

    You do realise that Muhammad was a living man from the 7th century don’t you? and that his specific teachings are followed by devout Muslims to this very day…Now think logically, I get it that some of you hardball,regressive,Atheist/ Leftist types hate the idea that there are other ideas than your own.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 1:54 PM

    @Remy: so there’s no sky fairy involved? All religious texts are the teachings of someone that existed

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    Aug 6th 2017, 2:23 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: Dave, Where do I say that? I’m specifically talking about Islam that was created by Muhammad, a man, not Allah.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 4:06 PM

    @Remy: I’m alive and could start a religion telling all I’ll grant them eternal life and all that rubbish. It means jack squat. Just like Mohammed and Jesus did. They were mere mortals that conned a lot of people to believe in them. A chap in Waco Texas tried the same years ago and look what happened to them. Wake up man.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 4:49 PM

    @Gary:

    Wake up? I just said that Muhammad, a man, created Islam, not Allah. Like it or not, billions follow his way of life and Islams teachings to the letter.They need to wake up, not me.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 5:08 PM

    @Remy: I take it you believe that Mohammad flew around on a winged-horse too, because it is written in the Qu’ran?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 5:16 PM

    @Remy: all religions are man made, every single one of them. Also, there are not billions of Islamic fundamentalists. There aren’t even billions of Muslims. I’d normally say quit while you’re ahead but you should quit before you get lapped.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 5:36 PM

    @Atheos Euripides:

    I don’t, I’m not a Muslim :)

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    Aug 6th 2017, 5:40 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe:

    I’m ahead you say? Lapped? Riddles?
    https://youtu.be/g7TAAw3oQvg

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    Aug 6th 2017, 5:57 PM

    @Remy: your first point, it’s simple English, read more slowly. Second point, you said billions. There are less than two billion Muslims in the world therefore billions is not possible.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 6:06 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe:

    Ok correction, *over a billion…there Dave, the crisis is over.

    So let me get this straight, I argued that Islam was created by a man, Muhammad and not Allah, you agree and resort to pettiness with a wash of arrogance hmmm, what was your argument again?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:29 AM

    What harm if he sent a few pics. People are way too sensitive these days.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:33 AM

    @p kilgannon: Couldn’t agree more I mean who doesn’t enjoy a d**k pic from a co-worker now and then?

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:33 AM

    @p kilgannon: not sure id just laught it off if my boss sent me pics of his mickey!

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:43 AM

    @Joseph Bloggs: the really smart ones could leverage the dick pics into a promotion or a one time cash payment in return.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:46 AM

    @Joseph Bloggs: Laugh it off or something else it off.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 12:16 PM

    @p kilgannon: sound like those ladies open day the pic and thought ‘oh wow, what a big … payout’. The fool.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:32 AM

    A lot of sexual harassment issues on a ultra conservative TV station the hypocrisy is stunning.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:45 AM

    @ktsiwot: hardly “ultra conservative” if they’re all going around the office grabbing ass and flashing their junk.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:00 AM

    @ktiswot sexual harassment or any other form of bullying is very harmful in any situation especially in the work place where victims are in a ‘captive’ environment more particularly so where the offender is in a senior position. it seems to be a key component of that kind of power hungry mindset.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:35 AM

    @ktsiwot: Conservatives operate on a do as I say not as I do basis.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:44 AM

    I think he sent a picture of his genitalia ,because he had lost them and was just circulating these pictures ,to see if any of his co -workers in the office had found them ,he sent them only to female colleagues because males can usually identify their own genitals .
    He should check with HR to see if anyone has handed them in.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:47 AM

    @Brian O Reilly: See your vet, soon….

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:32 AM

    “CNN Faces Growing Racial Discrimination Lawsuit”

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cnn-faces-growing-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-991036

    Wow seems CNN’s newsroom is more like a Klan meeting.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:44 AM

    @Brian Morris:
    WOW! Now that really is a story. The Journal news staff miss all the real scoops.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:44 AM

    @Brian Morris: Lol at Hollywood Reporter! I suppose it’s a step up from Alive! and Infowars.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 11:56 AM

    What a vile organisation Fox News is, purveyors of Fake News and sexual deviants, no wonder conservative white males love it so much.

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:55 AM

    Fank Pulman give me the name of your vet ,l,d pay your bill for your de -worming

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    Aug 6th 2017, 10:41 AM

    Fox is cesspool shoveling shyte into the vacuous skulls of its knuckle-dragging neanderthal viewers.

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