Fox News Suspends Eric Bolling After Report of Lewd Text Messages

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Monday, 7 August 2017

quote [ Fox News suspended Eric Bolling, a longtime host at the network, on Saturday pending an investigation into reports that he sent lewd photographs to three female colleagues via text message. ]

Just about everyone that works for a company bigger than a roadside dining-cart knows that the #1 source of sexual harassment lawsuits comes from email. Once you click send - even if the dirty joke or dik pic is to only 1 other coworker, it immediately gets out of your control and can get a life of its own rather quickly. This just sounds like plain stupidity on his part.

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Fox News suspended Eric Bolling, a longtime host at the network, on Saturday pending an investigation into reports that he sent lewd photographs to three female colleagues via text message.

Fox News learned about the allegations against Mr. Bolling after an inquiry from HuffPost, the network said in an emailed statement.

In an article published Friday night, HuffPost cited a dozen anonymous sources who said Mr. Bolling “sent an unsolicited photo of male genitalia via text message to at least two colleagues at Fox Business and one colleague at Fox News.”

It said the messages were sent several years ago and on separate occasions.

A lawyer for Mr. Bolling, Michael J. Bowe, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Saturday. Mr. Bowe told HuffPost that “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.”

The law firm Paul, Weiss will handle the investigation, the network said on Saturday. It added that a rotation of substitute hosts would fill in for Mr. Bolling on “The Fox News Specialists,” where he is currently a co-host.

Another Fox News host, Bill O’Reilly, was forced to leave the network in April after The New York Times reported on a series of sexual harassment allegations against him. Roger Ailes was ousted as the network’s chairman and chief executive last July after allegations that he had sexually harassed female co-workers. He died in May.

Mr. Bolling joined Fox Business Network in 2008 and has served as host or co-host on a number of Fox shows, including “The Five,” “Follow the Money” and “Happy Hour.”

In June, Suzanne Scott, the president of programming for Fox News Channel, announced that Mr. Bolling had re-signed a long-term contract with the network. “Eric has cultivated a strong fan base and has become a staple to the FOX News brand,” Ms. Scott said at the time. “His insight is valued and we are pleased to have him at the network for many more years to come.”

In 2014, Mr. Bolling was criticized for a comment he made about a female pilot for the United Arab Emirates, Mariam Al Mansouri, who had led an airstrike against the Islamic State.

“Would that be considered boobs on the ground, or no?” Mr. Bolling said. He apologized for the comment on air the next day.

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Comments

HoZay said @ 7:14pm GMT on 7th Aug

He can probably get a gig at TrumpTV.

mechanical contrivance said @ 7:21pm GMT on 7th Aug

TrumpTV: Where dick pics are OK.

hellboy said @ 7:46pm GMT on 7th Aug

TrumpTV: Where dick pics are all we have.

knumbknutz said^[1] @ 8:18pm GMT on 7th Aug

Trump TV...all the dicks...with pics of their dicks

shiftace said @ 9:45pm GMT on 7th Aug

Was going to say Anthony Weiner may fit in well there as a whipping boy but apparently he is making boatloads of money as lobbyist.

knumbknutz said^[1] @ 12:34am GMT on 8th Aug

Trump TV - with weiners AND dicks. You just can't have too many of them.

midden said @ 11:42pm GMT on 7th Aug

The best dicks. The biggest dicks.

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