Fox Sports Fires Jamie Horowitz Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

[DonViejo]

Source: New York Times



By KEVIN DRAPER and EMILY STEELJULY 3, 2017

Fox Sports on Monday abruptly fired Jamie Horowitz, a top executive, as the company investigates claims of sexual harassment, according to someone familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly.

“Everyone at FOX Sports, no matter what role we play, or what business, function or show we contribute to — should act with respect and adhere to professional conduct at all times,” Eric Shanks, the president of Fox Sports, said in an email to employees. “These values are non-negotiable.”

Horowitz was in charge of sports programming, and his radical restructuring of the network caused widespread consternation among its employees. He has hired the lawyer Patricia Glaser to represents him in relation to his firing.

“The way Jamie has been treated by Fox is appalling,” Glaser said in a statement. “At no point in his tenure was there any mention by his superiors or human resources of any misconduct, nor an inability to adhere to professional conduct. Jamie was hired by Fox to do a job, the job that until today he has performed in an exemplary fashion. Any slanderous accusations to the contrary will be vigorously defended.”


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/sports/fox-sports-jamie-horowitz.html

[monmouth4]

1. He strikes me as someone who thinks they look like George Clooney. Too bad he has no class.n/t

[More_Cowbell]

2. He's not entitled to a warning

It's perfectly legal for him to be fired even if HR never talked to him about the harassment.