New York Daily News

Fox fires Henry after sex probe

- BY PETER SBLENDORIO AND BRIAN NIEMIETZ

Sex misconduct accusation­s have ended another Fox News personalit­y’s career.

Veteran Fox broadcaste­r Ed Henry was fired after a misconduct probe, said a memo sent to the conservati­ve media company’s staff Wednesday.

Fox enlisted an outside law firm to investigat­e after it received last Thursday a “sexual misconduct in the workplace” complaint about Henry from a former employee, wrote network CEO Suzanne Scott and president Jay Wallace in an internal message.

“Ed was suspended the same day and removed from his on-air responsibi­lities pending investigat­ion,” read the memo obtained by the Daily News. “Based on investigat­ive findings, Ed has been terminated.”

Henry, 48, was the co-host of the “America’s Newsroom” morning show with Sandra Smith. The network will use rotating anchors to fill his spot until a permanent replacemen­t is found.

Smith addressed Henry’s firing during Wednesday’s edition of the show.

She mentioned the memo from Scott and Wallace, saying they were trying to “bring full transparen­cy” to the matter. Fox “will continue to strive to maintain a safe and inclusive workplace for all employees,” Smith said.

Henry (inset) had been with the network since 2011, and was Fox News’ chief White House correspond­ent. He has not publicly addressed his ouster. According to sources at NPR — where Henry’s wife is chief Washington editor — Henry “repeatedly pursued younger female staffers during his time at Fox.” In May 2016, Henry was taken off the Hillary Clinton campaign beat after tabloids reported his affair with a Las Vegas hospitalit­y worker. Then Fox News chief Roger Ailes allegedly felt Henry’s indiscreti­on compromise­d his ability to report on the Democratic nominee, whose husband, the former president, has been the subject of sexual misconduct claims.

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