Lauren Sivan: Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Me

Former Fox News Anchor Lauren Sivan says that she was also sexually harassed by former Fox News boss Roger Ailes. 

“I remember he had me sit on his lap. He didn’t think I was projecting my voice properly and wanted to feel my diaphragm,” she said in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2017 Women in Entertainment Power 100 issue. “I knew this was not OK. But all the women there who wanted a career walked this fine line with Roger.”

Sivan also said that on at least one occasion Ailes asked her to “twirl for him” so he could get a look at her backside, and that he was often criticizing female talent at the network who showed up wearing long skirts or wearing flat shoes instead of high heels.

Sivan also spoke out about her experience with the pig that is Harvey Weinstein.

She writes, "When Harvey came out with his not-even-an-apology, I was so angry. I was worried he would get Ashley Judd and the others blacklisted. I knew what type of guy he was because of my experience, so I thought I could validate their stories by coming forward. After my story was published, my phone immediately blew up. I got very scared because it was so overwhelming. I thought, "This is going to follow you for the rest of your life. Every time someone googles me, that's what's going to come up." Look, I hope this won't be my obituary. But I'm glad to see all that's happened since I came forward. My solution to stopping sexual misconduct? 1) Believe women. 2) Get rid of NDAs. (non-disclosure agreements) They protect perpetrators, not victims."

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