00:00Fox News Channel has fired America's newsroom anchor and former chief White House correspondent Ed Henry over sexual misconduct claims.
00:07Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and President Jay Wallace wrote in a memo to staff Wednesday morning,
00:12On Thursday, June 25th, we received a complaint about Ed Henry from a former employee's attorney involving willful sexual misconduct in the workplace years ago.
00:20They added,
00:20We immediately retained an outside law firm, which has never represented Fox News in investigations or litigation to independently investigate the claims.
00:28Ed was suspended the same day and immediately removed from his on-air responsibilities pending investigation of an extramarital affair.
00:34When he returned to Fox News, he shifted to a new position as chief national correspondent,
00:38though he also would appear as a co-host on the channel's morning show Fox & Friends Weekend.
00:42In December, Henry was named co-anchor of the morning news program America's Newsroom alongside Smith.
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00:50For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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