In the midst of all the allegations of sexual harassment at Fox News, correspondent Ed Henry is coming back from “time off” after his steamy extra-marital affair with a Las Vegas hostess was revealed.

From my May 4 post:

According to InTouch, Henry, who is married to NPR’s deputy Washington editor Shirley Hung, had a steamy affair with “Las Vegas hostess Natalia Lima.” Apparently, she decided to cash in spill the beans to InTouch:

“Whenever he was in town, we would pretty much just have sex. He has a really high sex drive,” Natalia reveals in an exclusive interview, explaining that she met the 44-year-old broadcaster, who’s been crisscrossing the country covering the U.S. presidential campaign, five years ago through social media and they turned their friendship into a sexual relationship in the spring of 2015.

Interestingly, Henry’s time off coincided with former host Andrea Tantaros’ suspension. Tantaros, as you probably know, filed a bombshell lawsuit against Fox News last week. In it, she accused Fox host Bill O’Reilly, Fox contributor Scott Brown and correspondent John Roberts of harassment. Her complaint also alleged:

Fox News masquerades as defender of traditional family values, but behind the scenes, it operates like a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult, steeped in intimidation, indecency, and misogyny.

According to The Hill, Henry is set to return to Fox tomorrow, after a four-month absence.

The Hill hears that Henry will return to the network this Monday. The 45-year-old will do general assignment reporting and will no longer be the network’s chief White House correspondent.

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The Hill learned that Fox’s plan for Henry does not include any reporting on the presidential campaign or any political reporting in general. 

This is clearly something of a demotion for Henry. But given the rest of what is going on at Fox these days, it doesn’t send a great message.

Image of Henry via screen grab.