Fired Fox News Host Drops Suit Against CNN And NPR

The Daily Beast reports:

Former Fox News anchor Ed Henry, who was fired by the network in 2020 amid sexual misconduct allegations, has dropped his defamation lawsuit against NPR and CNN.

Henry initially alleged last year that journalists at the two outlets—which induced NPR media reporter David Folkenflik, CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter and anchor Alisyn Camerota—had “longstanding grudges against Fox News and/or individuals associated with the company” that guided their reporting on his firing.

Henry, who now works for fringe channel Real America’s Voice, still faces a lawsuit from former Fox Business staffer Jennifer Eckhart, who accused Henry of rape and retaliation. A judge ruled last September that Eckhart’s case can move forward.

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The lawsuit, which took aim at NPR and CNN for reporting on Ed Henry’s firing from Fox News over sexual misconduct allegations, was voluntarily dismissed “with prejudice.” https://t.co/g5U2D74NFK

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