By Erik Wemple
Washington Post
December 18, 2017
The bonus round of scrutiny that media mogul Rupert Murdoch invited with some clueless remarks last week is still roaring. “Fox News ruined people’s lives,” said Tamara Holder in a stunning interview with Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources.”
“Let me be clear: I had a man pull out his penis in his office and shove my head on it,” said Holder, a former Fox News contributor who in February reached a settlement worth more than $2.5 million with the company over an incident in which Holder reported that an executive tried to make her perform oral sex on him. When the New York Times reported the matter, Holder issued this statement: “Yes, I was sexually assaulted. Immediately after I told the company where I worked about the incident, it promptly investigated the matter and took action, which I appreciate.”