"He then began calling out to the men in the room and demanding that someone take Ms. Areu out on a date for drinks at Del Friscos. He repeatedly yelled, 'Who wants to take her on a date?' Ms. Areu was completely mortified and made clear that she was incredibly uncomfortable with Mr. Hannity's misogynistic behavior by quietly pleading with one of her friends in the room to accept the money so the humiliation would end," her attorney states in the suit.
While Aeru was working on Tucker Carlson Tonight, a producer "whispered in Ms. Areu's ear… and told her that Mr. Carlson wanted her to stay until the very end of the show to chat with him," her attorney claims in the filing.
Areu's counsel claims in the suit that Carlson told Aeru he would be "alone in New York City that night, and specifically said that he would be staying alone in his hotel room without any wife or kids" and was probing to "see whether Ms. Aeru was interested in a sexual relationship."
Areu's attorney claims in the filing that Kurtz of Fox News Media Buzz also "invited Ms. Aeru to come to his hotel" to which she declined prompting him to allegedly refuse to "meet with her at the studio" the following day.
"Ms. Areu has only appeared approximately three times on Media Buzz following her rejection of Mr. Kurtz's advances," Areu's attorney states in the filing.
Areu's attorney claims Caldwell also tried to pressure her "into dating him."
Areu and Eckhart's claims come after Fox News saw founder and CEO Roger Ailes resign in 2016 following multiple allegations of sexual harassment made against him. He died in 2017 at the age of 77.
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