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<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes for a reported $20 million and a public apology Tuesday, ending the case that triggered the downfall of Fox&#8217;s chief executive.</p><p>Filed two months ago, Carlson&#8217;s lawsuit alleged that she was demoted and let go at Fox because she rejected Ailes&#8217; sexual advances and complained about workplace harassment.</p><p>In a statement, Fox parent company 21st Century Fox said, &#8220;We regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve.&#8221;</p><p>Carlson was paid $20 million, according to a person familiar with the settlement who spoke on condition of anonymity because the terms of the agreement were confidential.</p><p>The former Miss America spent several years on the &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; morning show before being shifted to the afternoon and told in June that her contract wasn&#8217;t being renewed.</p><p>Carlson said she is ready to move on to the next chapter in her life and promised to work to help women in the workplace. She thanked &#8220;all the brave women&#8221; who came forward to tell their own stories and others who supported her.</p><p>&#8220;All women deserve a dignified and respectful workplace,&#8221; she said.</p><p>Ailes, who denied Carlson&#8217;s allegations when the lawsuit was filed, had no statement Tuesday, his lawyer said.</p><p>Carlson&#8217;s case led 21st Century Fox to launch its own investigation, and other women came forward with stories of being harassed by Ailes, including Fox News star Megyn Kelly. A few women told their stories publicly.</p><p>Two weeks later, Ailes was gone, reportedly with a $40 million payout, and is said to be informally advising Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.</p><p>Ailes was hired by Rupert Murdoch to build Fox News from scratch in 1996. He built it into a dominant news network and a force in Republican politics.</p><p>Murdoch recently named veteran Fox executives Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine as the network&#8217;s new co-presidents.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of &quot;Kingsman: The Secret Service&quot; in New York. Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes, the case that led to the downfall of Fox's chief executive, according to a statement released Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, by Fox parent company 21st Century.  (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_112297067-94cba06f872949218f2d3db7bca2e091.jpg</photo0><caption0>FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of &quot;Kingsman: The Secret Service&quot; in New York. Former Fox News Channel anchor Gretchen Carlson has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes, the case that led to the downfall of Fox's chief executive, according to a statement released Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, by Fox parent company 21st Century.  (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_112297067-e89d015fffe94821aecb7c2dcf892b9f.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">FILE - In this May 18, 2010, file photo, TV personality Gretchen Carlson appears on the set of &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot; in New York. Former Fox News Channel anchor Carlson has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the case that led to the downfall of Fox's chief executive, according to a statement released Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, by Fox parent company 21st Century. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_112297067-e89d015fffe94821aecb7c2dcf892b9f.jpg</photo1><caption1>FILE - In this May 18, 2010, file photo, TV personality Gretchen Carlson appears on the set of &quot;Fox &amp; Friends&quot; in New York. Former Fox News Channel anchor Carlson has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the case that led to the downfall of Fox's chief executive, according to a statement released Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, by Fox parent company 21st Century. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>
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Carlson settles lawsuit against Ailes for $20 million