Megyn Kelly welcomed two more women to the set of her NBC morning show who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. On hand today were former production assistant Mimi Haleyi, actress Dominique Huett and their lawyers.
In an dramatic retelling, Haleyi accused Weinstein of forcing her to engage in oral sex.
“When I went upstairs to his apartment, he wasn’t wearing a robe at all but he did start making advances,” she told Kelly. “He was very intimidating, also very persistent and forceful and big physically. He backed me into a dark room … didn’t seem like a master bedroom or anything and he held me down and forced oral sex on me.”
Kelly asked if she brought the matter to police, Haleyi did not, and continued explaining her thought process during the encounter.
“I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t really get away physically. But I was thinking, I have two choice here, I could either start screaming and kicking like crazy and maybe not make it out.”
Huett also relayed a similar story of forced oral sex, which he said was “very similar” to Haleyi’s story. “He kind of just forced me into doing something I didn’t want to do.”
Kelly then went into dangerous territory, asking Huett to describe to skeptical viewers how forced oral sex was possible.
“I don’t want to make you feel uncomfortable, but you know some people hear forced oral sex and they think how,” said Kelly. “Did he hold you down? Could you just help us understand that.”
“It was a coercive thing, like it was just going to happen no matter how hard I refused.”
11 Women Who Have Left Fox News Shows, From Megyn Kelly to Laurie Dhue (Photos)
Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.
Greta Van Susteren -- who had been one of Ailes' most stalwart defenders -- left in early September 2016 after saying that Fox had "not felt like a home" for years.
Laurie Dhue was a familiar presence on Fox in the early 2000s but left the network in 2008. She has reportedly been shopping a tell-all book this year.
Outspoken host Elisabeth Hasselbeck left "The View" to join "Fox & Friends" in 2013, which she exited at the end of 2015.
Andrea Tantaros, former co-host of "The Five," filed a lawsuit saying that Fox News operated like a "sex-fueled, Playboy-Mansion-like cult."
Alisyn Camerota hosted a number of Fox News programs during a 16-year run that ended in 2014. She now hosts "New Day" on CNN.
Rudi Bakhtiar jumped from CNN to Fox News in 2006. She claimed she was sexually harassed by correspondent Brian Wilson and later spoke out against Fox News' culture after the Ailes scandal broke. She now works at Reuters.
Kiran Chetry was a Fox News host from 2001 to 2007. She was reportedly also an aspirant for a role on "Fox & Friends," the network's morning show.
Libertarian commentator Jedediah Bila appeared on Fox's "Outnumbered" and later turned up on ABC's "The View."
Her lawsuit started it all: Former Fox host Gretchen Carlson claims Ailes repeatedly sexually harassed her. Her suit was later settled for a reported $20 million.
Megyn Kelly ended her 12-year run with Fox News in early 2017 in exchange for a weekday show at NBC. She turned down a four-year, $100 million offer to stay with Fox News saying that one of the reasons for her departure was to spend more time with her kids. Kelly said she was among those at Fox News sexually harassed by Ailes.
"Happening Now" anchor Jenna Lee announced that she was leaving the Fox News after working there for 10 years. Lee said she still loves being a journalist and that she has "some really big ideas on how to better serve you in that particular arena" without Fox News.
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The Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly scandals have cast even some old departures in a new light
Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.
