A Fox Sports executive has been abruptly fired amid a probe by the US cable giant on sexual harassment in the workplace
Jamie Horowitz
Los Angeles: A Fox Sports executive has been abruptly fired amid a probe by the US cable giant on sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Jamie Horowitz, who oversaw programming for Fox Sports, was fired at his office in Los Angeles yesterday after two years on the job. Fox Sports president Eric Shanks announced the dismissal in an email to employees that alluded to misconduct.
"Everyone at Fox Sports, no matter what role we play, or what business, function or show we contribute to, should act with respect and adhere to professional conduct at all times," said the email which was carried by local media.
Horowitz's attorney Patricia Glaser immediately hit back. "The way Jamie has been treated by Fox is appalling," she said in a statement.
"At no point in his tenure was there any mention by his superiors or human resources of any misconduct or an inability to adhere to professional conduct," she said.
"Jamie was hired by Fox to do a job, a job that until today he has performed in an exemplary fashion," she added. "Any slanderous accusations to the contrary will be vigorously defended."
The firing came as parent company 20th Century Fox has been battling allegations of sexual harassment that led to the firing last year of Fox News's powerful chairman Roger Ailes.
In May, Fox News also fired its star anchor Bill O'Reilly after a Los Angeles radio personality accused him of sexual misconduct.
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