Fox Business Network host suspended after being accused of sexual harassment

Charles Payne.
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Fox Business Network host Charles Payne "categorically denies" accusations of sexual harassment made against him by a female political analyst who once appeared on the network, his attorney told the Los Angeles Times Thursday.

A Fox Business Network spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday Payne has been suspended while they look into the allegations, saying in a statement, "We take issues of this nature extremely seriously and have a zero-tolerance policy for any professional misconduct. This matter is being thoroughly investigated and we are taking all of the appropriate steps to reach a resolution in a timely manner." Payne, host of Making Money, is a Wall Street financial analyst and has worked at Fox Business Network since it launched in 2007.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.