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Toward the end of a long interview with Kellyanne Conway on Fox News Tuesday night, host Martha MacCallum brought up a message that pop star Taylor Swift sent to the Trump White House during a speech at the previous night’s MTV Video Music Awards.  Accepting the Video of the Year award for her pro-LGBTQ+ rights anthem “You Need to Calm Down,” Swift noted her support for a petition on the Equality Act bill, which has passed the Democratic-led House but has not been brought up for a vote in the Senate.  “It now has half a million signatures, which is five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the White House,” Swift said from the stage, comically tapping an imaginary watch on her wrist. “I would love to survey the audience if they know what that even is, what the Equality Act even is,” Conway said derisively after watching the clip. “But she’s welcome to have her opinion.”  Interrupting … [Read more...] about Kellyanne Conway Sings Taylor Swift Song on Fox News

Fox News contributor Britt McHenry on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Fox News, a number of network employees, and Fox’s parent company, alleging the cable outlet attempted to retaliate against her in response to a sexual-harassment complaint she filed against her former co-host Tyrus. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Lisa Bloom in the Southern District of New York, names Tyrus, Fox Entertainment Group, Fox Corp, News Corp, Fox Nation chief John Finley, Fox Nation executive producer Jennifer Cunningham, and a human-resources employee. The legal action follows a complaint McHenry filed with New York State’s Division of Human Rights last month after Fox News conducted a second investigation into McHenry’s sexual misconduct claims against Tyrus, who was previously her co-host of Fox Nation show Un-PC.  In the suit, McHenry alleges the network reacted to her accusations against Tyrus by refusing to book her on Fox News programs, essentially “shunning her,” … [Read more...] about Britt McHenry Sues Fox News and Tyrus, Claims Network Retaliated Over Sexual-Harassment Claim

Just days after The Daily Beast reported that Tyrus was kicked off his Fox Nation show Un-PC after co-host Britt McHenry alleged he sexually harssed her, the former pro-wrestler returned to Fox’s airwaves with a Friday appearance on The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino. Tyrus, who has had a recurring Friday segment on Perino’s show, was ostensibly on to talk about criminal justice reform and efforts to help ex-prisoners find employment while re-entering society. The Fox News contributor, however, almost seemed to be talking about himself when it came to second chances. “I think redemption is the American way,” Tyrus told Perino. “For a long time, it seemed to be for certain aspects of our society is not allowed. I’m glad to see that people can make mistakes. Pay for their mistakes. And be allowed to have is a fresh start, fresh opportunity to put those mistakes behind them.” The two pals went on to talk about their involvement with an … [Read more...] about Tyrus Returns to Fox News Days After Sexual-Harassment Allegations Surface

A day after HuffPost reported that Fox News contributor Tyrus had sent a series of lewd text messages to his former Un-PC co-host Britt McHenry, the current NUFFSAID host appeared on colleague Dana Perino’s Fox News show for a playful and friendly interview in which this latest embarrassing incident wasn’t addressed. Following up Daily Beast reporting last month that revealed Tyrus was pulled off the show he co-hosted with McHenry because she complained he had sexually harassed her, “Just pull your boobs out now why don’t you. Just grin and bare it,” Tyrus said in one message, along with “keep being negative and I’ll send you another dick pic.” With this latest report on the allegations of sexual harassment less than 24 hours ago, Tyrus nevertheless made his regular Friday afternoon appearance on Perino’s The Daily Briefing. And while no mention was made of the inappropriate texts, Perino and Tyrus did engage in a chummy chat on … [Read more...] about Fox News Airs Playful Interview With Host Who Told Colleague to ‘Pull Your Boobs Out’

Fox News launched its subscription-driven online video channel Fox Nation on Tuesday after months of promotion and a low-rent Sunday night kick-off show—one that seemed weird at the time but actually proved to be an accurate representation of the $5.99/month streaming service. At first glance, Fox Nation appears to be a cornucopia of fresh content. A closer look, however, reveals most of the programming to simply be old far-right “documentaries” with titles like The Great Food Stamp Binge and United Nations Blood Money—most of which aired on Fox News or elsewhere up to ten years ago, though many have misleading “airdates.” A Greg Gutfeld-hosted program about car chases, titled You Couldn't Stop Watching, is clearly not, as alleged by Fox (despite Gutfeld’s now fully gray hair), from three weeks ago: What else do you get for your $5.99 per month? Links to audio versions of Fox News programs, Fox News Radio simulcasts, and the handful of new … [Read more...] about Fox Nation Is the Recycled Trash Too Terrible for Fox News