Kimberly Guilfoyle Left Fox News After Being Accused of Sexual Misconduct
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Report: Kimberly Guilfoyle left Fox News after being accused of sexual misconduct
Erin Donnelly 1 hour 49 minutes ago 
Sources told HuffPost that Kimberly Guilfoyle was pushed to leave Fox News because of her workplace conduct. (Photo: Rob Kim/Getty Images)
Ever since it was disclosed that Kimberly Guilfoyle would be leaving Fox News , there have been conflicting reports about whether or not her departure was voluntary.
According to Guilfoyle’s Instagram announcement this week, she’s left her role as weekend host and legal analyst to pursue opportunities working on behalf of President Trump. She has been dating his son, Donald Trump Jr. , since the spring, and will now serve as vice chairwoman of America First Policies, a nonprofit organization that promotes the Trump platform.
This iframe is not allowedThe official word from Fox News , according to a statement to Yahoo Entertainment, gives little indication of what prompted Guilfoyle’s departure. The network confirmed only that it had “ parted ways” with her.
But sources have insisted that there’s more to the story. HuffPost has now reported that Guilfoyle’s exit was allegedly prompted by an investigation into sexual misconduct claims made against her. The publication spoke to 21 unnamed sources, some of whom are said to have connections to Fox News and 21st Century Fox.
According to the HuffPost report, Guilfoyle was allegedly told to leave the network after Fox News’s human resources department looked into claims of inappropriate behavior — including that she showed co-workers photos of naked men.
“Six sources said Guilfoyle’s behavior included showing personal photographs of male genitalia to colleagues (and identifying whose genitals they were), regularly discussing sexual matters at work, and engaging in emotionally abusive behavior toward hair and makeup artists and support staff,” the HuffPost article says.
This iframe is not allowedIt also alleges that Guilfoyle sought the help of 21st Century Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch — apparently to no avail. A Murdoch spokesperson declined to comment, according to HuffPost.
The investigation reportedly began last year, with sources claiming that HR warned Guilfoyle about her conduct. The network — which has a history of sexual misconduct scandals, resulting in the exits of Bill Shine, Bill O’Reilly, and Roger Ailes — is said to have given Guilfoyle time to find new employment rather than fire her outright.
Guilfoyle’s legal team has disputed these claims and served HuffPost with a legal notice.
“Any accusations of Kimberly engaging in inappropriate workplace conduct are unequivocally baseless and have been viciously made by disgruntled and self-interested employees,” John Singer, a lawyer who represents Guilfoyle, told HuffPost. “During her lengthy and decorated tenure with the company, Kimberly was beloved, well-respected, and supportive of anyone she ever met. It’s utterly preposterous that there are those who are nefariously and greedily twisting innocent conversations amongst close friends into much more than what it actually was for financial gain. Kimberly has happily moved onto the next chapter of her life and hopes others will do the same.”
Fox News declined HuffPost’s request for comment. Yahoo Entertainment has contacted the network for a response.
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I wondered why she wasn't on the five show.
Still odd why she "parted ways" with fox. It would still be like working for the family.
Scrapbooking raised to a new level.
Wait - does that mean we can only show pics of female genitalia at work?
And by "at work" does that mean still pics aren't permitted but videos are?
I LOL'd. That's quality journalism! /s
Gee, this story doesn't suspiciously play into the Left's fetish for slut-shaming Fox News women at all. /s
Speaking of bimbo eruptions it sounds like our Glorious Leader paid off at least 3 more women (previously undisclosed) shortly before the 2016 election.
Yep, 3 new bimbos......and those are just the ones Avenatti knows about.
Trump must have an interesting relationship with the latest wife he bought.
Unless she's a complete idiot, she had to know what she was getting into---except for the playing president thing. I'm pretty sure she never wanted that. And, boy, howdy, does that show in her face and actions every time she has to appear public with that Shitbag.
I did before all the plagiarism and phony school record stuff came out. Then I realized she's a willing player in the scam.
I wonder how her campaign against cyber-bullying is going?
And I understand that Cohen and trump were worried about a pregnancy
Trump & Cohen need to start practicing safe sex.
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You know, here's the thing about that. I don't endorse his philandering at all. But while we're all on our moral high horses, how come no one ever says anything about the women who 1) have sex with a married man and 2) then blackmail that man by threatening to ruin his reputation unless he pays them off? Instead, they are treated like either heroes or victims in the media, which is absurd.
The one thing we can say about his philandering is that the encounters all appear to have been consensual. That's more than we could say about certain other presidents who shall remain nameless.
It's not about the sex. It's about the hush money. Don't you have a problem with a presidential candidate breaking the law?
Please cite which of these women ever threatened Trump with blackmail. So far all of these recent cases involve Trump and his consigliere trying to preemptively buy the silence of his lovers in order to avoid any publicity about his affairs before the election.
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So, another "Quick - look at what Bill did!" effort to deflect the conversation? I'll play along......so far all of Clinton's affairs seem to have been consensual or have been adjudicated or otherwise aired publicly. In contrast there are several credible claims of sexual assault by Trump, none of which have been adjudicated at all.
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I don't give a crap which consenting adult has sex with Trump or which magazine they use to spank him. And while Trump is a pathological liar in all other parts of his life I take it for granted that most adults will lie about sex they assumed was private. I don't think it's the business of the public except for things like threats against his lovers and conspiracy with his lovers' attorneys to screw his lovers once again.......which likely is a crime.
There's nothing illegal about "hush money." Non-disclosure agreements are common and perfectly legal. Blackmail ( demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person) on the other hand, is illegal.
At worst, they may have violated campaign finance laws, something other presidential candidates and many elected officials have done in recent years. The solution is usually a fine, even for large amounts. A hundred grand or so to a mistress is, in the campaign finance world, chicken feed. Don't believe me?
Obama 2008 campaign fined $375,000
FEC releases damning 639 pages of violations by Bernie Sanders campaign
Sanders campaign pays $14.5K fine to settle FEC complaint
FEC fines contractor that gave pro-Clinton super PACs illegal cash
De Blasio Fined $48K for Using Campaign Cash to Pay for Family's Makeup
Also, because he has apparently been doing this kind of thing for years, it's going to be difficult to prove that the payment was related to getting elected.
That depends on the source of the money.
I see, though. It only bothers you when laws are broken on the Democrats' side, even if not by the candidates themselves. Not when laws are broken by Republican candidates themselves.
what is it with your type always having to go back in the past to suggest that whats happening NOW in real time doesn't count.
Not at all. If the Trump campaign violated campaign finance law, I support them being fined, just like anyone else. But then we all move on with our lives, just like we did with Obama. Violation of campaign finance law ≠ OMG Impeachment! If it did, we'd have had President Biden.
What conspiracy to commit which crime?
Not just his campaign.
Him, personally.
But you knew that already.
Not when it's one of their endless supply of scumbags. Corruption, hypocrisy and general scumbaggery are what they look for and expect in their candidates.