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Fox News harassment payout reaches $50M

Fox News parent 21st Century Fox has paid out $50 million to settle sexual harassment claims made against the network over the past year.

The disclosed amount, revealed Monday in the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is up from the $45 million that the company said in May was incurred over the previous nine months.

The settlements have occurred since Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit against then-Fox News chief Roger Ailes, charging him with harassment and retaliation, opened a floodgate of claims against the company.

Ailes denied the charges but was forced out of the company, which paid a $20 million settlement to Carlson.

Carlson’s suit led to a companywide investigation. Dozens of women came forward to complain about their treatment at the company.

Fox also faces a class-action racial discrimination lawsuit.

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