Melissa Francis, a regular outnumbered Fox News talk show regular and Fox Business’ After the Bell co-host, has not been on the network since October 7 and her future is uncertain.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Francis was in the midst of a gender pay discrimination complaint against the company which is in the midst of arbitration
« Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes, including its daytime programming, and will launch new formats where appropriate after the election, » Fox News said in a statement « These changes are being made regardless of any other outstanding issues » A spokesperson for the network declined to comment beyond the statement
Francis joined Fox Business in 2012 and has been a regular on Outnumbered, her popular daytime show, since 2014 She has also worked as a reporter for CNBC and CNET
According to The Times, Francis’ complaint centers on her claim that she is underpaid compared to male colleagues in the network
Francis is a former child actress who appeared in the later seasons of Little House on the Prairie In the last tweet she posted, she predicted that « Trump will win 100% I’m not advocating, I’m telling you to mentally prepare yourself Don’t say I didn’t warn you «
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