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Rupert Murdoch and his sons 'have decided to push Roger Ailes out of Fox News' after sexual harassment lawsuit
- Three sources who spoke with New York Magazine say Rupert Murdoch and his sons are gunning to remove Roger Ailes as CEO of Fox News
- Decision comes amid a lawsuit filed by former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson, who says she was sexually harassed by Ailes
- Murdochs will reportedly offer Ailes option to resign; If he refuses, then they will fire him
- 'This matter is not yet resolved and the review is not concluded,' 21st century Fox said in a statement
The Murdoch family has reportedly decided to sack Roger Ailes from his job as chairman and CEO of Fox News, less than two weeks after former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former boss.
Ailes could be out of the job as early as this week, three sources who spoke with New York Magazine said.
The sources say 21st Century Fox owner Rupert Murdoch and his two sons Lachlan and James are in agreement that Ailes must go.
James Murdoch reportedly wants to offer Ailes the choice of resigning this week, while his brother Lachlan and their father believe the offer should be presented after the GOP convention, which ends Thursday night.
Officially, Fox News's parent company, 21st Century Fox, says there has been no resolution to its probe into Ailes.
'This matter is not yet resolved and the review is not concluded,' 21st Century Fox said in a statement.
James Murdoch is the chief executive officer of 21st Century Fox and Chairman of Sky plc., while his older brother Lachlan is the executive chairman of Nova Entertainment and the executive co-chairman of News Corp and 21st Century Fox.
Carlson sued network chief executive Roger Ailes on July 6, claiming she was cut loose after she refused his sexual advances and complained about harassment in the workplace.
Ailes, in a statement, denied the allegations and accused Carlson of filing the lawsuit in retaliation for her contract not being renewed.
Carlson, the former host of a daytime show at Fox who had worked at the network for 11 years, was abruptly let go on June 23.
Nine months earlier, during a meeting with Ailes she called to address her feelings that she had been discriminated against, she alleged he told her that 'you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago.'
The 50-year-old Carlson, who was Miss America in 1989, alleged in her lawsuit that Ailes, who is 76, ogled her, repeatedly commented about her legs, urged her to wear clothes that enhanced her figure and told her she was sexy but 'too much hard work.'
Carlson said she was fired as a host of the morning show 'Fox & Friends' in 2013, and her pay reduced with the transfer to a daytime slot, because she had complained about sexual harassment.
Ailes said that Carlson began to 'conveniently' pursue a lawsuit when she became aware that Fox was not renewing her contract, citing poor ratings. Ratings for her program, 'The Real Story,' were lower than for any other show on the network in June, the Nielsen company said.
Carlson said that Ailes punished her by cutting back on political interviews that she conducted and ending a regular appearance she made on Bill O'Reilly's prime-time program, generally Fox's highest-rated show.
In the lawsuit, Carlson alleges that Ailes did not provide her with anywhere near the network support and promotion provided to other Fox hosts 'who did not complain about harassment and rebuff his sexual advances.'
The lawsuit asks for an unspecified amount of payment for damages. The lawsuit was filed in New Jersey's Bergen County, where Ailes owns a home.
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