WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - 21st Century Fox (FOXA) announced that Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network, and Chairman of Fox Television Stations, has resigned from his role effective immediately.
Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.
Earlier there were reports that 21st Century Fox is negotiating the exit of Roger Ailes following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former network anchor.
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