Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network host Melissa Francis hasn’t appeared on the networks in weeks, and new reports say that’s because she came to the network with claims of pay disparity based on gender.
In addition to Outnumbered, a daytime show in which several female Fox personalities and one man discuss current events, Francis also co-anchored Fox Business’ After the Bell with Connell McShane.
A spokesperson for the company said Francis has not been fired, adding via statement “Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes, including to its daytime lineup, and will launch new formats as appropriate after the election.
The Outnumbered co-host has been with Fox for six years and is in arbitration about the complaint with Fox News Media, the two networks’ parent company, according to reports by the Los Angeles Times and journalist Yashar Ali.