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Six More Women Claim Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Them

Posted by Brian and Ellen -19pc on July 09, 2016 · Flag

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New York Magazine's Gabriel Sherman interviewed six more women who have accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. Two spoke on the record, four asked to remain anonymous. Their stories are graphic and disturbing.

As the media world continues to buzz about former Fox host Gretchen Carlson's bombshell of a lawsuit against Ailes for sexual harassment, New York's Sherman has found six more women with even more damning accusations.

Here are some excerpts:

Marsha Callahan, 73
Former model

This was either ’68 or ’67. At the time he was producing The Mike Douglas Show, and I had a call from my modeling agency about the show. I got a call directly from Roger asking me to come down and to make sure I wore a garter belt and stockings. This was right after pantyhose came into use, and I said, ‘Why would you want me to do that instead of pantyhose?’ He said, ‘If your legs look good in a garter belt, I’ll know you have great legs.’ So I go into his office and right away he says, ‘Sit on the sofa and lift your skirt up.’ I had to do these different poses. And then, I recall very clearly, he said he’d put me on the show but I needed to go to bed with him. I was a really shy girl, but I was a little cheeky so I said, ‘Oh yeah, you and who else?’ And he said, ‘Only me and a few of my select friends.’ I said, ‘Well, if you think I have star quality and you can make money off my looks, I don’t think it’d matter if I went to bed with you or not.’ And he said, ‘Oh, pretty girls like you are a dime a dozen.’ The interview ended quickly. I was called in to do the show and I remember passing Roger in the hallway. He pretended not to know who I was. 

This next account is from a woman who wished to remain anonymous and used a pseudonym:

Jane*, 62
Former model/actress

It was around 1984; I was about 30. I had just arrived in New York. My agent was hoping to get me into broadcasting. I had an appointment with Ailes. He had a camera set up and a little desk and a script for me. It was a cooking kind of thing, talking about food and what not. After he taped me, he locked the door and said he didn’t want any interruptions. I figured out pretty quickly there was no job and this was just ruse. He pulled out a garter belt and stockings and told me to put them on. I was very nervous; I didn’t know what to do. He was standing there and I put them on. He wanted me to model them for him. After that, something sexual took place, but I blocked it out of my mind. I don’t know if I engaged with him orally or he engaged with himself. I felt I was being used for his sexual satisfaction. I felt very threatened. He wanted me to take the lingerie home for the next time. I said, ‘No thank you, I don’t want to keep it for the next time.’ I left and I knew I’d never return. Through the years I felt like a horrible person because I allowed this to happen to me and I didn’t just say fuck off and walk out of the room. My husband doesn’t even know.

There are four more where those came from.

I should note that hosts Greta Van Susteren and Jeanine Pirro have each come forward to defend Ailes. Both say they have never heard of nor experienced sexual harassment from him. But Van Susteren works out the Washington, D.C. office and Pirro is a weekend host. I wonder how plugged in they are to most of the goings on at the New York headquarters, where Ailes is.

Former Fox host Kiran Chetry, who worked with Gretchen Carlson on Fox & Friends, has also defended Ailes. I'll have more to say about Chetry in the future but I do note that she left Fox after a drama involving Carlson.

I report, you decide.

Roger Ailes caricature by DonkeyHotey via Creative Commons license.

UPDATE: Maria Bartiromo and Kimberly Guilfoyle have also defended Ailes.

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Ellen commented 2016-07-11 03:28:13 -0400 · Flag
John Howard,

I think calling the women hos is a bit much. We do not know what anyone did or did not put up with. I endured what would now be called sexual harassment on the job when I was very young and didn’t know better but nobody would have ever called me a ho.
Eyes On Fox commented 2016-07-10 17:19:39 -0400 · Flag
Let’s see if I can figure this out. Gretchen, a former Miss America, has filed sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes. Two former models cited above are collaborating he’s a sexual predator.

Then Greta and Pirro, two legal eagles who have never won a beauty contest nor modelled [that I’m aware], and still drawing fat checks pretty much signed by Ailes or his pal Murdoch are providing some pro-Fox counter-spin.

Yeah, it’s really hard to see through all this smoke… NOT. ;^)
Antoinette commented 2016-07-10 13:43:11 -0400 · Flag
That’s right Truman! We recommend that Carlson’s attorneys forced the female mouthpieces to testify in court under oath with their hands on the bible. Get Lizzy on the stand and ask her the real reason she left Fox “News.”

Hannocchio is going after Carlson’s attorney. We strongly recommend the attorney put Hannocchio on the stand as well. That’s another person who should be terminated from his job, along with his family members working at the network, and we know who they are!
David Lindsay commented 2016-07-10 10:53:49 -0400 · Flag
Roger Ailes, there’s a girl from Minnesota with a harpoon for your fat whale ass!!!

YOU CAN’T TREAT MISS AMERICA THAT WAY, DAMMIT!!!!
David Lindsay commented 2016-07-10 10:20:24 -0400 · Flag
dd, Gretchen’s lawyers decided to go after Ailes instead of Faux so Gretchen could sidestep the secret arbitration clause. She’s goin’ fer blood. You go girl!!!
d d commented 2016-07-10 09:54:38 -0400 · Flag
Oh gross! That is disturbing.

And the legal wranglings continue – the latest in lawyer responses…
http://www.mediaite.com/online/roger-ailes-attorneys-respond-to-gretchen-carlson-by-claiming-breach-of-contract/
truman commented 2016-07-10 09:44:47 -0400 · Flag
Greta’s statement that Jabba the Ailes never hit on her only proves he is not blind. Just a selective sexual predator.

What did Stacey Dash wear or not wear for her private audition with Jabba?
john howard commented 2016-07-10 08:27:33 -0400 · Flag
Now we know that FAUX FAKE NEWS is really a HOE HOUSE bless their little hearts!!!!!! LOL!!!!
john howard commented 2016-07-10 08:25:52 -0400 · Flag
Now we know how the Five and Outnumber ladies of the night got their job, Ms. Dash well we don’t know what else to say you did good. LOL!!!!
Antoinette commented 2016-07-10 03:52:42 -0400 · Flag
There will be more and more women coming forward to expose this worthless, useless, foul mouth cafeteria Catholic fraud. There’s more damaging information on Nixon Trainee Ailes that will force the Murdoch boys to cut him loose.

Blind old hawk Hannocchio is desperately trying to save that old crow’s position at Fox. It’s too late. Gretchen Carlson has the goods on this old crow, and other Fox “News” male mouthpieces.

Coming down the pipeline:

1. Dirty details of the Nixon Trainee.
2. Scandalous details of a few Fox “News” males.
3. Cleaning house.
4. Resign or be fired.
5. Internal fights exposed.

NOTE TO MURDOCH BOYS

Sooner or later you got to get rid of him, or face mass exits of advertisers who will not have their brands attached to Fox “News” while HE is still in charge.
David Lindsay commented 2016-07-10 01:03:49 -0400 · Flag
I want the spicy buttered popcorn combined with the Faux desperate plea for justice.
David Lindsay commented 2016-07-09 22:32:38 -0400 · Flag
Ya know, I could see Miss America believing in all, all, all the bullshit that Faux was peddling and then react negatively when shit started sliding down Bullshit Mountain in her direction.

Even though she signed on to all that bullshit, people of a different color, Bah Humbug! Poor people, Bah Humbug! American citizens screwed out of their voting rights, Bah Humbug!

But Miss America! Now c’mon. You can’t screw Miss America…… (Not unless she sez so or you have a shitload of money, or etc.,etc.)
David Lindsay commented 2016-07-09 19:07:41 -0400 · Flag
I think that Gretchen Carlson was plenty motivated to file a lawsuit. Yeah she was a Miss America and yes she worked at a place that looked down on equal rights for all except for rich white guys. But when she complained about the shit Steve Doocy was doing and got moved to a crumby time slot and elevated the ratings in that slot, I think that part got to her. She received punishment for speaking out, took those bad circumstances and thrived, then seemingly got punished for that.

They’ll probably regret not stepping on Steve Doocy’s dick to begin with.








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