Author Douglas Brunt's wife Megyn Kelly blames Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexually abusing her

Popular journalist Kelly, who currently hosts 'The Kelly File show', previously hosted show 'American Live' and co-hosted with Bill Hemmer on 'America’s Newsroom'.

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly revealed the news that she was sexually abused by Fox News CEO, Roger Ailes, who is 76. Kelly said to the investigator that she was a victim of sexual harassment from CEO Roger 10 years ago.

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Megyn Kelly says, Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her

Kelly Megyn told investigators that Ailes made sexual advances towards her a decade ago. Rupert, James, and Lachlan decided to remove Ailes because Kelly has become today's feminist icon. In 2015, Ailes was assigned as the chairman and CEO of Fox News, though he had joined from 1996 when the channel was launched. 

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New York Times confirmed that Ailes had resigned on July 21. Until the new CEO will be appointed, co-founder Rupert Murdoch will take the CEO post. A whopping $40 million was offered for Ailes to depart from Fox News.

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Earlier, Gretchen Carlson also revealed news about being abused sexually by CEO Ailes. Carlson was fired from Fox News because she refused to have sex with him. Carlson hosted The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson show and co-hosted with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade on Fox & Friends show from 2005 to 2013. 

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Megyn Kelly

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One of the richest news anchors, Megyn Kelly, has a net worth of $15 million. Megyn married novelist Douglas Brunt in 2008 in New York. Her current husband proposed to Kelly in 2007, September in New Jersey beach.

Both husband and wife are living together with their three children — sons Edward Yates and  Thatcher Bray, and daughter Yardley Evans.

Writer Douglas Brunt was CEO of Authentium, Inc from 2001 to 2011. Brunt published 'Ghost of Manhattan', and 'The Means', which became a bestseller book. Burnt is Kelly’s second husband. Before Douglas Brunt, she was married to Doctor Daniel Kendall in 2001, however, the marriage could not last as they divorced in 2006 after more than five years of togetherness.