Things just get worse and worse for Fox News and Gretchen Carlson ever since she made her accusations of sexual harassment against former boss Roger Ailes.

Carlson was recently fired from Fox News, and according to Politico accused Ailes of “sexually-charged comments ranging from lewd innuendo, ogling and remarks about Ms. Carlson’s body to demands for sex as a way for her to improve her job standing.”

But now, a revelation of new evidence revealed in Vanity Fair looks like Carlson is in the driver’s seat (emphasis added):

Meanwhile, 21st Century Fox has begun discussing a settlement in the Gretchen Carlson lawsuit against Ailes, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The company is requesting that Ailes, who has denied all Carlson’s allegations, fund at least a portion of the settlement, which is expected to reach eight figures, these people said. At issue in the settlement talks is the existence of audio tapes recorded by multiple women in conversation with Ailes, two people familiar with the tapes said. Ailes’ lawyers have argued that any negotiation with Carlson should take place in private arbitration, but the specter of a public trial looms. “If they litigate the case, all the tapes will become public, directly and through others,” this person said. “Then you will have a parade of women come in. Nobody wants that.” (Ailes, through his lawyer, denied all allegations.

Wow. I can’t even begin to imagine what is on those tapes of Ailes speaking with women, given all the scurrilous details offered up by his accusers of alleged harassment. If there’s anything compromising on audio, then it certainly explains the 8-figure settlement they’re demanding. In case you can’t do the math, that would be in tens of millions of dollars.

Here’s the latest on the sexual harassment accusations against former Fox News chief Roger Ailes:

But none of this means that Fox is going to face any consequences in the ratings, where they have dominated for a decade… or does it?

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