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Francisco Cortés, accused of sexual harassment, sues Fox for $48M for fraud and defamation

July 25, 2017 by Veronica Villafañe

Francisco CortesFour months after reports surfaced that Fox News contributor Tamara N. Holder settled a sexual harassment complaint against Fox News Latino VP Francisco Cortés for $2.5 million, the former company executive is firing back with a multi-million dollar lawsuit of his own.

Cortés, who ran Fox News Latino until it was shut down in December of last year, today filed a $48 million-dollar lawsuit against Fox for fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, defamation, libel and slander.

In the complaint, Cortes alleges his relationship with Holder, his accuser, was consensual and that Fox used him as a “scapegoat” to show the company aggressively handles accusations of sexual harassment.

He claims his reputation was ruined, “irreparably damaging his career opportunities” and that Holder and Fox violated a non-disparagement provision of the agreement he signed when Holder spoke to the New York Times and then released a negotiated joint statement with Fox regarding the sexual harassment allegations and settlement.

He is seeking $12 million in damages and $36 million in punitive damages.

A Fox News spokesperson says “the allegations in this lawsuit are frivolous and without merit.”

You can read more details of the claims in the lawsuit in my story on Forbes.

Filed Under: TV & Radio Tagged With: Fox News, Francisco Cortés

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  1. Dan Rader says

    July 25, 2017 at 9:03 PM

    Esto se puso “nasty”…

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Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

Full bio here
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