The lawsuit alleges that Murdoch's behavior and work was "volatile and unpredictable" and he started sending her suggestive text messages last year, reports CNN. "I love pony tails and braids you look amazing and it's a real turn on not that you care but I love it," one message read. Murdoch, a former wrestler, co-hosted the streaming program Un-PC with McHenry.
McHenry's lawsuit says Murdoch also talked about having sex with her and threatened to send her pictures of his genitalia. She says that after she complained to Fox execs, she was told she was "replaceable" and was asked what she had done to provoke him.
She says that after she complained four times, she was "frozen out" by management and was no longer invited to appear on TV shows instead of streaming ones.
McHenry's lawsuit says Murdoch also talked about having sex with her and threatened to send her pictures of his genitalia. She says that after she complained to Fox execs, she was told she was "replaceable" and was asked what she had done to provoke him.
She says that after she complained four times, she was "frozen out" by management and was no longer invited to appear on TV shows instead of streaming ones.
Murdoch, meanwhile, was promoted to host his own show, Nuff Said.
I am standing up for myself, for women and for what’s right. I have maintained the same allegations because the truth doesn’t change. I feel for any sexual harassment victim who has their story and evidence dismissed, doubted and not believed.— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) December 10, 2019
Tom Clare, a lawyer representing Mr. Murdoch, denied Ms. McHenry’s accusations in a statement on Tuesday.
“Tyrus denies the allegations in the lawsuit and will be defending it vigorously,” Mr. Clare said. “He looks forward to having a public forum in the court system to clear his name from the smear campaign that has been waged against him in the media. Tyrus will be pursuing defamation counterclaims.”
Fox News said in a statement that it had investigated Ms. McHenry’s accusations, including when she filed similar allegations with the New York State Division of Human Rights in October, and found them to be baseless.
But in her suit, which requests a jury trial, Ms. McHenry said the investigation into her claims had also been marred by sexual harassment. She said an investigator told her on two occasions in September that she was “really pretty,” and said to her, in reference to Mr. Murdoch, “Come on, you didn’t know you were leading him on?”
Fox News said in a statement that it had investigated Ms. McHenry’s accusations, including when she filed similar allegations with the New York State Division of Human Rights in October, and found them to be baseless.
But in her suit, which requests a jury trial, Ms. McHenry said the investigation into her claims had also been marred by sexual harassment. She said an investigator told her on two occasions in September that she was “really pretty,” and said to her, in reference to Mr. Murdoch, “Come on, you didn’t know you were leading him on?”
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