The News Corporation headquarters, which is also home to Fox News, stands in Manhattan on April 18, 2023 in New York City.
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Fox News has settled another lawsuit, this time with a one-time producer for former primetime host Tucker Carlson.
The Fox Corp. network agreed to pay $12 million to settle the lawsuit brought by Abby Grossberg, who alleged she was coerced into giving false testimony for the Dominion Voting Systems defamation case.
“While I stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations, in light of today’s settlement of $12 million, pursuant to which I have now withdrawn those claims, I am heartened that Fox News has taken me and my legal claims seriously,” Grossberg said in a statement Friday. “I am hopeful, based on our discussions with Fox News today, that this resolution represents a positive step by the Network regarding its treatment of women and minorities in the workplace.”
Grossberg earlier this year had filed lawsuits against Fox in New York and Delaware, and had also accused the network of discrimination. Grossberg’s attorneys had previously said she was fired by Fox in retaliation.
“I stand by and defer to my publicly filed claims and allegations and any public statements I or my attorneys have made concerning my employment at Fox News,” Grossberg said in Friday’s statement. “I will not make any further remarks concerning my employment at Fox News at this time and ask that you respect my decision.”
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