Fox News host Eric Bolling is out at the network a month after being suspended over allegations that he sent female co-workers lewd messages.
“Fox News Channel is canceling The Specialists, and Eric Bolling and Fox have agreed to part ways amicably,” the network said in a statement.
“We thank Eric for his ten years of service to our loyal viewers and wish him the best of luck.”
Bolling co-hosted the relatively new “The Specialists” and hosted the weekly Saturday program “Cashin’ In” since 2013.
Bolling was suspended following a report by the Huffington Post that at least two of his female colleagues at Fox Business and one at Fox News had received unsolicited photos of male genitalia from him.
The messages were reportedly sent years ago and on several different occasions. The Post called the images “deeply upsetting and offensive” to the women.
A spokesperson for Fox told The Hill on Aug. 5 that Bolling was being investigated by the Paul Weiss law firm. That’s the same firm that last year investigated former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, who was ousted from the network just two days after the firm began investigating him over allegations of sexual harassment.
An attorney for Bolling, a former commodities trader, said after the Huffington Post story broke that he had no recollection of the messages and doesn’t believe he sent them.
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Eric Bolling out at Fox News after allegations of sending lewd photos to female colleagues https://t.co/XdZSW2GFhx pic.twitter.com/xR1Zcv7ueN
— The Hill (@thehill) September 9, 2017
I guess at Fox News, it’s “guilty until proven innocent” or just “guilty even if you are innocent.”
This is so terrible. My condolences to @ericbolling and his whole family.https://t.co/x65BArwulY
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) September 9, 2017
Yes, saw that too. Prayers for the Bollings.
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