Widow of late Fox News boss Roger Ailes memorializes her husband by slamming ... trends now
The widow of late scandal-hit Fox News boss Roger Ailes has paid tribute to her husband on his birthday by slamming the Murdoch family.
Elizabeth Ailes posted on Twitter about her husband's 'heavenly birthday' on Monday morning, blasting Rupert Murdoch and his family for wreaking 'havoc' at the helm of the media giant in the six years since his death.
Ailes tweeted: 'Happy Heavenly Birthday Roger Ailes.
'It took you 20 years to build Fox News into the powerhouse that it was and only 6 years for the Murdochs to wreak havoc.
'Rupert thought he could do your job. What a joke. He has the checkbook but could never come close to your genius. RIP.'
Widow Elizabeth took to Twitter to share a birthday message for her late husband, and slammed the Murdoch family in the process
Alongside here tweet, Ailes shared the above picture of her and her late husband
Ailes, who had been the former chairman and CEO of Fox News, died at the age of 77 eight days after falling and hitting his head at his Florida mansion in 2017.
Less than a year previously, Ailes had been ousted from the company over claims he sexually harassed several female employees.
The allegations were first reported by author Gabriel Sherman in his 2014 book on Ailes, but the story didn't gain traction until 2016.
In 2016, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes.
Carlson claimed that Ailes cancelled her show when she rebuffed his advances.
Just a few days later, Sherman published a story including reports from six other women who had similar experiences with Ailes.
Fox News' parent company 21st Century Fox then hired a law firm to independently investigate the claims.
In that time period, star anchor at the time Megyn Kelly came forward to say she was harassed by Ailes early on in her career at the network.
