Fox News will pay Gretchen Carlson $20M to settle sexual harassment suit

In July, Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit accusing then-Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. The network is settling the suit for a large sum of money and will offer an apology, a source tells NPR. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for GIFF)
Two months after former Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson accused Fox News’ then-Chairman Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, the network has agreed to pay Carlson $20 million and make a “highly unusual public apology,&rdquo