Kimberley Guilfoyle OUT At Fox News Channel

Fox News said Friday that Kimberly Guilfoyle, a longtime co-host of the afternoon panel show “The Five,” had left the network, an abrupt end to a 12-year tenure during which she became one of the cable news channel’s most recognizable pundits.

Guilfoyle, 49, had become an increasingly prominent figure in Republican politics, according to The NYTimes.   The cause of her departure, though, was not entirely clear.

Fox News, in a terse statement, said only that the network “has parted ways with Kimberly Guilfoyle.” But two people familiar with the circumstances of her exit, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a delicate situation, said Guilfoyle had been forced to leave after questions were raised internally over inappropriate workplace behavior.

Guilfoyle & Trump Jr.

Guilfoyle, who had not appeared on Fox News since last week, could not be reached for comment. One person supportive of her, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of legal restrictions, disputed that any misconduct was involved.

She is considering a new role at America First, the political organization created by President Trump’s allies to support his agenda and the campaigns of candidates who share his worldview, the person said.

Guilfoyle has recently been dating the 41-year-old Donald Trump Jr. and on Friday, he reposted a tweet by his spokesman, Andrew Surabian, that praised Ms. Guilfoyle and her newfound role.

Guilfoyle started her career as a prosecutor in California. She jumped to television in 2004, hosting a show on Court TV and appearing on CNN as a legal analyst. She joined Fox News in 2006, and became a co-host of “The Five” in 2011.

What’s clear is that Fox News management is not in the least upset that Guilfoyle is leaving, reports Vanity Fair. For the past year, she’s been a management nightmare, according to VF citing sources. Her entanglements, romantic and otherwise, with Trumpworld have been a part of this. Before Don Jr., Guilfoyle was publicly linked to former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci, and she was widely rumored to be in the running for a job in the West Wing communications shop. But more than the perceived complications her romantic life generated, Guilfoyle’s high-handedness rankled Fox executives. One Fox staffer told me Guilfoyle went on a “witch hunt” to find out who leaked rumors she was dating the Mooch. Another source said Guilfoyle used Fox News makeup artists before going out to personal events.

But, reports VF, a source close to Guilfoyle disputed that Fox was unhappy, maintaining that The Five co-host is leaving entirely on her own terms, and that the reason is because she plans to join Don Jr. on the campaign trail. “Kim is going to get more political,” the source said, adding that the relationship between her and Don Jr. is getting “very serious.” “They are talking a possible wedding in the future,” the source said.