Fox Business Network Suspends Charles Payne Amid Misconduct Inquiry
By EMILY STEELJULY 6, 2017
Issues related to sexual harassment continued to plague 21st Century Fox as its Fox Business Network subsidiary confirmed on Thursday
that it had suspended a longtime anchor, Charles Payne, pending an investigation into his conduct.
The suspension of Mr. Payne came after The National Enquirer published an article on Wednesday in which he acknowledged
and apologized for an extramarital affair with a former CNN and Fox News contributor.
As claims of widespread harassment continued to surface, 21st Century Fox has tried to clean
house, ousting Mr. Ailes, the former star Bill O’Reilly and several other employees.
The Los Angeles Times first reported that Mr. Payne had been suspended after the claims of misconduct were made.
