NEW YORK (AP) – Geraldo Rivera says he’s “filled with regret” for initially discounting the sexual harassment allegations against his former Fox News Channel boss Roger Ailes and is apologizing for his skepticism.
In a lengthy Facebook post, Rivera said Ailes is a “deceitful, selfish misogynist” if the charges against him are true. Ailes has denied them, but Fox News parent 21st Century Fox settled this week with Gretchen Carlson, paying her $20 million and offering a public apology. Other women have accused the since-deposed Fox News boss of harassment.
Rivera tweeted in the wake of Carlson’s lawsuit this summer that “I stand with Roger Ailes” and not to believe the charges against him.
Rivera worked for Ailes for more than 20 years at CNBC and Fox News.