--- title: Fox News' Julie Roginsky Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit description: Fox News' contributor Julie Roginsky filed a sexual harassment suit against Fox News, network co-president Bill Shine and Roger Ailes. canonical: https://time.com/4722995/fox-news-roger-ailes-julie-roginsky-sexual-harassment-suit/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-03T18:34:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:20.620Z og:title: Fox News and Roger Ailes Hit With New Sexual Harassment Claims og:description: Ailes’ lawyer called a new lawsuit ‘copycat’ and ‘total hogwash’ og:url: https://time.com/4722995/fox-news-roger-ailes-julie-roginsky-sexual-harassment-suit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf45201203f2478b9/6988a2ae524fc0521fdf92e6/ailes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Roger Ailes attends the Hollywood Reporter celebration of "The 35 Most Powerful People in Media" at the Four Season Grill Room in New York City on April 11, 2012. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fox News and Roger Ailes Hit With New Sexual Harassment Claims twitter:description: Ailes’ lawyer called a new lawsuit ‘copycat’ and ‘total hogwash’ twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf45201203f2478b9/6988a2ae524fc0521fdf92e6/ailes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fox News and Roger Ailes Hit With New Sexual Harassment Claims > Sponsored content. 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In the lawsuit, which was [published](http://www.politico.com/media/f/?id=0000015b-344d-dad7-ab5f-7c7d7b5e0001) by Politico, Roginsky alleges that that the network, Ailes and Shine “unlawfully harassed, discriminated against, and retailed against Roginsky and sabotaged her career after she refused \[Ailes’\] sexual advances and complained about them.” Fox News did not immediately respond to _Motto_‘s request for comment, while a lawyer for Ailes called the lawsuit “total hogwash.” In 2015, after becoming a guest host on _The Five,_ Roginsky claims that Ailes would call her into his office for one-on-one meetings, where he allegedly brought up her personal life, made sexist comments about her co-workers and said things that “made it clear that Ailes wanted a sexual relationship with Roginsky,” the suit charges. Roginsky claims that Ailes promised her a permanent hosting gig on _The Five,_ but then revoked that opportunity after she rebuffed his alleged advances. The suit also alleges that Shine and other current managers further denied Roginsky’s opportunities to move up within the company after she spoke up about the alleged harassment. Susan Estrich, a lawyer for Ailes, provided the following statement to _Motto:_ --- > “” --- Roginsky is being represented by Nancy Erika Smith, who represented former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson (now a columnist for _Motto_). Smith did not immediately respond to _Motto_’s request for comment. Carlson [sued](http://smithmullin.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Carlson-Complaint.pdf) Ailes in July for sexual harassment, which Ailes denied. The suit was reportedly settled for $20 million. 21st Century Fox, which owns the network, opened an investigation into Carlson’s claims as more women came forward publicly with [allegations](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roger-ailes-accusers-list%5Fus%5F57a9fa19e4b06e52746db865) of harassment against Ailes, all of which Ailes denied. Ailes [resigned](http://time.com/4413767/roger-ailes-fox-news-resigns-rupert-murdoch/?iid=sr-link1) from his position at Fox News following the investigation. Roginsky’s lawsuit comes just days after the New York _Times_ [reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment-fox-news.html) that Fox anchor Bill O’Reilly and Fox had paid about $13 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits against O’Reilly. 21st Century Fox said that O’Reilly “resolved those he regarded as his personal responsibility,” but denied the allegations. O’Reilly said that he is “vulnerable to lawsuits” because of his fame. **CORRECTION:** The original version of this article misstated the parties who are paying out the settlements on sexual harassment suits against O’Reilly. 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