Maria Bartiromo’s attorney denies reports she was fired from Fox News
Status reported that Bartiromo was alleged to have told White House officials about Fox guidance to employees to avoid giving credence to false claims Trump made in a July speech about 2020 election f
The attorney for Maria Bartiromo, the longtime Fox News anchor, Friday denied media reports that she was fired from the network.
Fox News on Thursday announced the departure of the host, who was one of its biggest backers of President Donald Trump. The network did not provide a reason for the abrupt exit after more than 12 years, but it later described the move as a “business decision.”
Status, a publication focused on the media industry, and Puck News reported that Bartiromo was fired after sending White House officials sensitive internal Fox communications. The Washington Post has not corroborated their reporting.
However, a person familiar with the details, who spoke to the Post on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that “Bartiromo’s departure was Fox’s decision.”
Bryan Freedman, Bartiromo’s attorney, said Friday that his client was “still employed by Fox.”
“The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false,” Freedman said in a statement.
“Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise. Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth.”
Freedman has previously represented high-profile journalists ousted by their networks, including CNN’s Don Lemon and Fox’s Tucker Carlson.
Bartiromo was the host of Mornings With Maria and Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street on Fox Business. On Sundays, she also anchored Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News.
She promoted Trump’s false claims about fraud in the 2020 election and came under scrutiny in a defamation suit against the network over claims made about Dominion Voting Systems’s software, which resulted in Fox settling Dominion’s claim for $787 million.
Status reported that Bartiromo was alleged to have told White House officials about Fox guidance to employees to avoid giving credence to false claims Trump made in a July speech about 2020 election fraud. Freedman’s statement did not address the specific allegations.
Fox News declined to comment on Freedman’s statement.
