New Fox News CEO mired in harassment and 'miniskirt' controversy

The new CEO of Fox news, Suzanne Scott, is an Executive made infamous for allegedly enforcing a ‘miniskirt rule’ for the broadcaster’s female staff members.

A former staffer told the Daily Beast in 2016 that Scott demanded an aesthetic that features skimpy dresses, high-heeled open-toed shoes, and big hair for the channel’s on-air women in her previous role as Vice President of Programming.

She is also involved in ongoing sexual harassment complaints at Fox. The Guardian reports that Scott is cited in lawsuits brought by the former Fox News employees, Andrea Tantaros and Julie Roginsky, as one of the Executives at the company who either did not respond to or covered up their complaints of harassment.

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According to one of the suits, Scott responded to host Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes by attempting to recruit on-air staff and contributors “to retaliate against Carlson by publicly disparaging her,” adding that she “characterised this retaliatory onslaught as supporting ‘Team Roger’.”