Fox News host Sean Hannity has been forced to deny he sexually harassed a former guest on his popular cable news program.
Debbie Schlussel said the married primetime anchor invited her back to his hotel in Detroit after the pair met at a book signing.
After the conservative political commentator turned down the father-of-two’s advances, she claims she wasn’t invited back on his show.
Schlussel also said Hannity, whose show draws an average of more than two million viewers a night, got angry when she turned ‘redhead’ and claims the veteran broadcaster asked her ‘creepy’ questions about her pants size.
‘LET ME BE CLEAR THE COMMENTS ABOUT ME ON A RADIO SHOW THIS WEEK by this individual ARE 100% false and a complete fabrication,’ wrote Hannity.
‘This individual is a serial harasser who has been lying about me for well over a decade. The individual has a history of making provably false statements against me in an effort to slander, smear and besmirch my reputation.
‘The individual has not just slandered me over the years but many people who this individual disagrees with. This individual desperately seeks attention by any means necessary, including making unfounded personal attacks and using indefensible and outrageous political rhetoric. My patience with this individual is over.’
He went on to say: ‘I have retained a team of some of the finest and toughest lawyers in the country who are now in the process of laying out the legal course of action we will be taking against this individual.
Sclussel’s comments came just two days after Bill O’Reilly was fired from Fox News over allegations of harassment, racism and abuse, bringing his twenty years at the network to an end.
Hannity has been married to his wife, Jill Rhodes, since 1993. He has two children: Merri Kelly and Patrick.
