Roger Ailes Hires Feminist, Ex-Prosecutor, and Gawker’s Slayer to Fight Media

By Paul Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek

Roger Ailes has taken an unusual approach to resolving his legal woes. While working toward a settlement of sexual harassment allegations, the former chairman of Fox News has assembled an impressive stable of legal talent to push back against probing coverage of the events leading to his ouster in July.

Today’s headline in the continuing saga is that Fox News agreed to a $20 million settlement with former anchor Gretchen Carlson, 50. Her allegations of being mistreated by Ailes, 76, sparked an internal investigation followed by his departure. “We sincerely regret and apologize for the ...