Former FOXNews Channel (US) anchor Andrea Tantaros rejected a proposedsettlement by the 21st CenturyFox Inc. unit, Varietyreported Sept. 28.
A lawyer representing Tantaros said FOX News had proposed anoffer of "seven figures" to settle a sexual harassment that named the networkand several of its senior executives as defendants.
In the suit, Tantaros is reportedly seeking nearly $23million, in addition to $26 million in punitive damages and reimbursement ofattorneys fees.