Roger Ailes, Who Wielded Political And Media Power Through Fox News, Dies At 77

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    Roger Ailes, who spent decades advising political candidates and presidents about the power of television in American life before building Fox News into a media juggernaut ― and who left that network last summer following multiple allegations that he pressured female subordinates to have sexual relationships with him ― has died. He was 77.

    Elizabeth Ailes, his wife, said in a statement Thursday that she was “profoundly sad and heartbroken.” Roger Ailes died surrounded by his family, she said.

    Ailes biographer Gabriel Sherman tweeted Thursday that Ailes had experienced complications from a blood clot last week while in Palm Beach, Florida.

    Though rarely seen in public since his downfall at Fox News, Ailes told a friend a few days ago, “Well, if you want to know if I’m suicidal the answer is no,” according to Sherman.


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