Former Fox anchor Carlson claimed in her lawsuit that her contract was terminated after she refused to bed Ailes.
Carlson alleges Ailes made “sexually-charged comments” and demanded sex to further her career prospects.
“I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you‘d be good and better and I’d be good and better,” adding that “sometimes problems are easier to solve that way,” Ailes said, according to Carlson’s lawyers.
Ailes refuted the allegations..
“This is a retaliatory suit for the network’s decision not to renew her contract, which was due to the fact that her disappointingly low ratings were dragging down the afternoon lineup,” Ailes said in a statement emailed by Fox communications staff. “This defamatory lawsuit is not only offensive, it is wholly without merit and will be defended vigorously.”
