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Frequent Fox News guest Scottie Nell Hughes says host Charles Payne RAPED her - and that his bosses tried to smear her name when she spoke out
Charles Payne (left), host of Fox Business's Making Money, has been accused of raping Scottie Nell Hughes (right), a frequent former Fox News guest, in a lawsuit filed by her on Monday
Frequent Fox News guest Scottie Nell Hughes has claimed Fox Business host Charles Payne raped her in a shocking lawsuit.
The suit, filed in a New York district court on Monday, claims that in July 2013, Payne 'pressured his way' into Hughes' hotel room before telling her 'you know you want this' and raping her.
After privately speaking to Fox lawyers about the supposed incident last year, the suit alleges, she was blackballed by the network, leading to her losing out on a job in the Trump administration.
And when she went public about the abuse, Fox released private emails between her and Payne in an effort to smear her name, the shock legal filing says.
Hughes, 37, has previously accused Payne, 56, of sexually harassing her and pressuring her into an ongoing relationship with the threat of taking away her appearances on Fox. Both are married.
But this is the first time the host - who presents Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business - has been accused of rape.
The suit, which was filed by attorneys Douglas H Wigdor, Jeanne M Christensen and Michael J Willemin, names Payne, Fox News and 21st Century Fox, among others, as defendants.
It says that Payne and Hughes first started working together in April 2013, initially when he hosted Cavuto and then again as fellow panelists on Hannity.
It says that Payne offered to mentor Hughes in the months afterward, and that around July 9, Payne began pressuring her to give him her hotel room number over several hours.
She relented and agreed to a private conversation with him that night, the suit claims, but when he came to her room he began to sexually assault her, saying 'You know you want this.'
'You've been teasing me since that first time on set, wearing those short dresses over those long legs with your big boobs hanging out,' he allegedly said.
Despite Hughes repeatedly telling Payne 'no,' he continued and she stopped fighting back, fearing 'irreparable physical harm,' the suit claims.
'After he raped her, Payne disturbingly announced on his way out, "This changes things."' the suit says.
In the years afterward, Payne then pressured her into maintaining an affair by citing other 'relationships' between male Fox hosts and female guests, and told her that as a woman she needed a man 'to go to bat' for her, the suit claims.
It claims that Hughes tried to shut down the relationship repeatedly, but that Payne responded 'angrily and violently' with 'profanity-laced tirades'.
The suit also claims that 'on several occasions, when Payne was angry with her, he forcibly grabbed Ms Hughes in such a way that bruises were left on her arms.'
Payne has previously denied the claims of sexual harassment made by Hughes as 'an ugly lie I vehemently deny to my core'.
When contacted about the new allegations, Payne's lawyer, Jonathan Halpern of Foley & Lardner LLP, said in a statement: 'My client Charles Payne vehemently denies any wrongdoing and will defend himself vigorously against this baseless complaint.
'We are confident that when the evidence is presented in this case, Mr. Payne will be fully vindicated and these outrageous accusations against him will be confirmed as completely false.'
A WHOLE LOT MORE HERE:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-says-Fox-host-Charles-Payne-RAPED-her.html
Hey Charles Payne welcome to FUCKED-OVERVILLE... population YOU!!!
Frequent Fox News guest Scottie Nell Hughes says host Charles Payne RAPED her - and that his bosses tried to smear her name when she spoke out
- Hughes had previously accused Payne of sexual harassment, but never of rape
- She says he pressured his way into her hotel room and forced himself on her
- He allegedly said 'you know you want this' before raping her in the 2013 incident
- After that, she says, he forced her to engage in a relationship with him
- If she refused he became violent and said he'd kick her off Fox, the suit claims
- She says she was blackballed from Fox and other networks after ending it in 2015
- When she spoke to Fox lawyers, they leaked emails she'd sent to Payne, she said
- Those emails made it appear like they were in a consensual relationship
- She's demanding damages for the alleged rape and email smear
- Fox dismissed the claims as 'downright shameful' and the suit as a 'bogus case'
- Payne's lawyer said his client 'vehemently denies' the 'outrageous accusations'
Charles Payne (left), host of Fox Business's Making Money, has been accused of raping Scottie Nell Hughes (right), a frequent former Fox News guest, in a lawsuit filed by her on Monday
Frequent Fox News guest Scottie Nell Hughes has claimed Fox Business host Charles Payne raped her in a shocking lawsuit.
The suit, filed in a New York district court on Monday, claims that in July 2013, Payne 'pressured his way' into Hughes' hotel room before telling her 'you know you want this' and raping her.
After privately speaking to Fox lawyers about the supposed incident last year, the suit alleges, she was blackballed by the network, leading to her losing out on a job in the Trump administration.
And when she went public about the abuse, Fox released private emails between her and Payne in an effort to smear her name, the shock legal filing says.
Hughes, 37, has previously accused Payne, 56, of sexually harassing her and pressuring her into an ongoing relationship with the threat of taking away her appearances on Fox. Both are married.
But this is the first time the host - who presents Making Money with Charles Payne on Fox Business - has been accused of rape.
The suit, which was filed by attorneys Douglas H Wigdor, Jeanne M Christensen and Michael J Willemin, names Payne, Fox News and 21st Century Fox, among others, as defendants.
It says that Payne and Hughes first started working together in April 2013, initially when he hosted Cavuto and then again as fellow panelists on Hannity.
It says that Payne offered to mentor Hughes in the months afterward, and that around July 9, Payne began pressuring her to give him her hotel room number over several hours.
She relented and agreed to a private conversation with him that night, the suit claims, but when he came to her room he began to sexually assault her, saying 'You know you want this.'
'You've been teasing me since that first time on set, wearing those short dresses over those long legs with your big boobs hanging out,' he allegedly said.
Despite Hughes repeatedly telling Payne 'no,' he continued and she stopped fighting back, fearing 'irreparable physical harm,' the suit claims.
'After he raped her, Payne disturbingly announced on his way out, "This changes things."' the suit says.
In the years afterward, Payne then pressured her into maintaining an affair by citing other 'relationships' between male Fox hosts and female guests, and told her that as a woman she needed a man 'to go to bat' for her, the suit claims.
It claims that Hughes tried to shut down the relationship repeatedly, but that Payne responded 'angrily and violently' with 'profanity-laced tirades'.
The suit also claims that 'on several occasions, when Payne was angry with her, he forcibly grabbed Ms Hughes in such a way that bruises were left on her arms.'
Payne has previously denied the claims of sexual harassment made by Hughes as 'an ugly lie I vehemently deny to my core'.
When contacted about the new allegations, Payne's lawyer, Jonathan Halpern of Foley & Lardner LLP, said in a statement: 'My client Charles Payne vehemently denies any wrongdoing and will defend himself vigorously against this baseless complaint.
'We are confident that when the evidence is presented in this case, Mr. Payne will be fully vindicated and these outrageous accusations against him will be confirmed as completely false.'
A WHOLE LOT MORE HERE:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-says-Fox-host-Charles-Payne-RAPED-her.html
