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Fox News has settled one other dispute, this time with the previous producer of former TV show host Tucker Carlson.
The Fox Corp. Network agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Abby Grossberg, who claimed she was coerced into giving false testimony in a Dominion Voting Systems defamation case.
“While I stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations, in light of today’s $12 million settlement whereby I dropped those claims, I’m heartened that Fox News has taken me and my legal claims seriously,” Grossberg said in a press release Friday. “I hope, based on our discussions with Fox News today, that this resolution represents a positive step by the network regarding the treatment of ladies and minorities in the workplace.”
Grossberg earlier this 12 months filed lawsuits against Fox in Latest York and Delaware, and accused the network of discrimination. Grossberg’s attorneys previously said she was fired by Fox in retaliation.
“I stand by and stand by my publicly filed claims and allegations and any public statements that I or my attorneys have made about my employment with Fox News,” Grossberg said in a Friday statement. “I won’t be making any further comments regarding my employment with Fox News presently and please respect my decision.”
The producer worked with Fox hosts Carlson—who was dropped after Fox’s settlement with Dominion—and Maria Bartiromo, and accused the network’s lawyers of coercing and intimidating her into giving misleading testimonies in Dominion’s lawsuit.
In April, the lawsuit was halted when Fox said it could pay Dominion $787.5 million to settle a libel lawsuit over false claims that Dominion voting machines affected the consequence of the 2020 presidential election.
Grossberg previously said she would voluntarily testify on behalf of Dominion if it went to trial.
“We’re pleased to have been in a position to resolve this matter without further litigation,” a Fox representative said in a Friday statement.
Fox previously denied Grossberg’s claims and explained his decision to release the producer:
“Like most organizations, Fox News Media attorneys engage in privileged communications with our employees as obligatory to supply legal advice. Last week, our lawyers informed Mrs. Grossberg that while she may make any legal claim she wishes, she is in possession of our privileged information and has not been authorized to reveal it publicly. It was clear to us that if he violated our instructions, Fox would take appropriate motion, including termination. Ms. Grossberg ignored these messages and selected to file a criticism without taking any steps to guard the data, the excerpts containing Fox’s privileged information. We are going to proceed to vigorously defend Fox against Mrs. Grossberg’s baseless legal claims, that are stuffed with false allegations against Fox and our employees.