Scottie Nell Hughes is an American journalist. In particular, a lot of people will recognize her as one of the political commentators who defended Trump on CNN during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Recently, Hughes has been in the news because she is suing Fox, claiming that she was fired for reporting that she had been raped by Fox host Charles Payne. Something that is even more troubling because Fox has been entangled in a number of such cases involving a wide range of powerful men at the TV channel in recent times.
Here are five things that you may or may not have known about Scottie Nell Hughes:
Married to a Republican State Committeeman
Hughes is married to Chris Hughes, who happens to be a veteran as well as a home-builder in addition to being a member of the Republican state committee in Tennessee. Together, they have a couple of children, with one named Houston and the other named Alexandra Lynn.
Has a Deceased Brother
Tragically, Hughes has a brother who was killed before she had even been born. What happened was that her 8-year-old brother was shot at his nanny’s home by his nanny’s 12-year-old son, which happened 8 years before Hughes was born. In spite of this incident, Hughes is a supporter of the NRA who has stated her position on the matter on the TV screen.
Started Out in Radio
Hughes’s professional career started out in radio. First, she was an executive producer for the Steve Gill Show, which was a conservative talk radio show in the state of Tennessee. With that experience, she went on to work for a number of other radio shows, which in time, propelled her into other mediums. For example, she is the current editor for a website as well as a columnist in a number of other websites as well, which exist in addition to her appearances on the TV screen.
Served as a Political Commentator on CNN
For a time, Hughes served as a political commentator on CNN until her contract expired at the start of 2017. She was involved in a number of memorable events over the course of her time at CNN. For example, there was a heated exchange with fellow commentator Ana Navarro over Trump’s comments about women in a 2005 recording. Furthermore, there was the time when she said “mazel tov cocktails” when she meant “molotov cocktails.” Finally, there was the time when she was blasted by the comedian Samantha Bee, which resulted in her demand for an apology.
The Lawsuit Is the Latest Step in a Long Fight
Hughes’s claim is that Payne coerced her into having a sexual relationship with him in exchange for a position with Fox. When that relationship concluded, her appearances on the TV channel started to fall in number. When her accusation became public, Fox suspended Payne for a time but reinstated him after claiming that their investigation had found the accusation to be unfounded in nature. In her lawsuit, Hughes claims that when she revealed what had happened to Fox, the TV channel moved to protect Payne by depicting the whole incident as an affair before blacklisting her. Suffice to say that if what she says is true, Hughes’s treatment would be one more example of Fox’s downright awful policies towards sexual harassment at its workplace. FYI both FOX news and Payne have denied all accusations:
“The latest publicity stunt of a lawsuit filed by Doug Wigdor has absolutely no merit and is downright shameful. We will vigorously defend this. It’s worth noting that Doug is Ms. Hughes’ third representative in the last six months to raise some variation of these claims which concern events from four years ago, since it apparently took some time to find someone willing to file this bogus case.” —FOX News
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