MANHATTAN (CN) — The Second Circuit on Friday declined to revive Jennifer Eckhart’s harassment claims against Fox News, which the court found could not be held responsible for the accused conduct of ex-host Ed Henry.
Eckhart, a former producer for the network, initially sued both Henry and Fox in 2020. She claimed Henry forced her into nonconsensual sex under the guise of furthering her career, and that the network failed to properly discipline its host or protect her.
She settled her claims against Henry last summer on the eve of a federal trial. She was unable to proceed on claims against Fox after a lower court found the network was not made aware of Eckhart’s claims against Henry — once it was, the court found, the network fired him.
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