[UPDATED WITH BREAKING NEWS BELOW]
Drudge is reporting there’s high drama at Fox News where a potential walkout is being discussed by several top hosts at Fox News if Ailes is forced out:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘FOX & FRIENDS’ AND ‘THE FIVE’ ANCHORS, GRETA, O’REILLY, HANNITY SET TALENT MEETING TO DISCUSS WALKING OUT ON NEWS NETWORK… DEVELOPING…
Neoblack is publishing more details on this:
Fox News Channel’s No. 1 primetime lineup could be in jeopardy if network boss Roger Ailes gets booted.
Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren all might exit the network if parent company 21st Century Fox gets rid of Ailes in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former host Gretchen Carlson, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The three hosts have all spoken out publicly in defense of Ailes, who has been under internal investigation since shortly after the Carlson suit was filed. New York magazine reports that Ailes has until August 1 to step down or be fired.
O’Reilly, Hannity and Van Susteren have contract clauses that would allow them to depart if Ailes leaves the network, according to a Financial Times report, which cites two people briefed on the situation.
Some of the news reporting on Ailes has been in error today, but I’m told by my own source that this reporting by Drudge is true.
UPDATE: Here’s some conflicting news, just to put it out there:
Drudge headline is Ailes spin attempt at spin, Fox source in Cleveland says talent has not set meeting to stage walk out. "Absolutely not"
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) July 19, 2016
UPDATE: Fox News Howie Kurtz just addressed this Ailes scandal on-air: