Fox settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $20 million

Fox News will pay $20 million, almost €18 million, to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson, who made allegations against network chief Roger Ailes.

The company also settled with two other women who were part of a Fox-initiated investigation by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Wharton & Garrison, Reuters reported.

The settlements come less than two months after Fox News' parent company, 21st Century Fox, hired Paul, Weiss to investigate claims against Ailes. During that investigation, more than two dozen women described harassment by Ailes, according to New York Magazine.

21st Century Fox offered a public apology to Carlson, who filed suit against Ailes in July, saying he took her off a popular show and cut her pay because she refused to have a sexual relationship with him.

"We sincerely regret and apologise for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve," the company said.

 Ailes resigned in July following the allegations.