Gretchen Carlson

Yeah, tons. I was carrying for every other woman that worked at Fox. That was just the starting point. But I remember I was fired on June 23rd. I didn't file my lawsuit until July 6th. So it was a good two weeks. of sitting, knowing that I had to sort of put on this game, even to my own staff. I just said I was going on an extended vacation because it was over the 4th of July holiday.

Yeah, tons. I was carrying for every other woman that worked at Fox. That was just the starting point. But I remember I was fired on June 23rd. I didn't file my lawsuit until July 6th. So it was a good two weeks. of sitting, knowing that I had to sort of put on this game, even to my own staff. I just said I was going on an extended vacation because it was over the 4th of July holiday.

You know, it happened to be my 50th birthday right around that time, which was a wonderful birthday present. Hi, you're fired. So I had some reasonable excuses about why I might not be around for a while, but I had to keep it from all of my friends. So on the night I finally told my children, my son,

You know, it happened to be my 50th birthday right around that time, which was a wonderful birthday present. Hi, you're fired. So I had some reasonable excuses about why I might not be around for a while, but I had to keep it from all of my friends. So on the night I finally told my children, my son,

the first thing he said was he looked at me and he goes, mommy, he goes, what's going to happen to Tara, our babysitter? And I was like, okay, that's a genuine concern, but what about mommy? Right. But this wonderful babysitter had lived with us for 12 years, thankfully doing a wonderful job taking care of my children because I was getting up in the middle of the night to go to work.

the first thing he said was he looked at me and he goes, mommy, he goes, what's going to happen to Tara, our babysitter? And I was like, okay, that's a genuine concern, but what about mommy? Right. But this wonderful babysitter had lived with us for 12 years, thankfully doing a wonderful job taking care of my children because I was getting up in the middle of the night to go to work.

And it was a genuine concern that he had because he didn't want to lose this other support system. And I said, don't worry, she's going to be fine and mommy will be fine too and you will be fine. And the other thing was we were planning on going on a trip to California at the time, again, not expecting that I was going to get fired, not expecting that I was going to be filing this lawsuit.

And it was a genuine concern that he had because he didn't want to lose this other support system. And I said, don't worry, she's going to be fine and mommy will be fine too and you will be fine. And the other thing was we were planning on going on a trip to California at the time, again, not expecting that I was going to get fired, not expecting that I was going to be filing this lawsuit.

So I told my husband, You should still take them. And I will be here by myself and endure this all by myself. So in a way, it was wonderful because my children were not there to witness all the reporters chasing me down and camping out outside my house for days. But the flip side of that was that I was by myself. But in my life, I've been by myself for a lot of monumental decisions.

So I told my husband, You should still take them. And I will be here by myself and endure this all by myself. So in a way, it was wonderful because my children were not there to witness all the reporters chasing me down and camping out outside my house for days. But the flip side of that was that I was by myself. But in my life, I've been by myself for a lot of monumental decisions.

It's just the way that it's worked out. And so I've been taught how to dig really deep. So it was bad being by myself, but at the same time, I've been there before. And so I knew how to handle that situation.

It's just the way that it's worked out. And so I've been taught how to dig really deep. So it was bad being by myself, but at the same time, I've been there before. And so I knew how to handle that situation.

Yeah, well, thank you for asking that because actually this is a really important lesson for people if they're ever going to go through something tough in their life and you find out who your friends are. I mean, that's the first thing. It's almost like when somebody dies and people don't know what to say and so they say nothing. They don't reach out to people.

Yeah, well, thank you for asking that because actually this is a really important lesson for people if they're ever going to go through something tough in their life and you find out who your friends are. I mean, that's the first thing. It's almost like when somebody dies and people don't know what to say and so they say nothing. They don't reach out to people.

That happened to me with this in a big way. People who live on my street have never acknowledged that this happened to me, some people. I had a woman come up to me two years later and say, you know, I was going to send you some sort of an email when this happened, but I just figured you were too busy. And I was like, what? I was sitting here in a pool of emotion.

That happened to me with this in a big way. People who live on my street have never acknowledged that this happened to me, some people. I had a woman come up to me two years later and say, you know, I was going to send you some sort of an email when this happened, but I just figured you were too busy. And I was like, what? I was sitting here in a pool of emotion.

And so then she did send me this wonderful email after the fact. And I said, thank you so much for sending me, even though it's two years later, because it means so much to me. And so my lesson to people is if you know somebody who's going through a really tough time and you don't feel comfortable reaching out, reach out.

And so then she did send me this wonderful email after the fact. And I said, thank you so much for sending me, even though it's two years later, because it means so much to me. And so my lesson to people is if you know somebody who's going through a really tough time and you don't feel comfortable reaching out, reach out.

because they will appreciate it so much because they are so by themselves, which by the way is what companies and people who are doing bad things to people, they want you to feel like you're by yourself because then maybe you don't come forward because it's such a lonely feeling. They want you to suffer.

because they will appreciate it so much because they are so by themselves, which by the way is what companies and people who are doing bad things to people, they want you to feel like you're by yourself because then maybe you don't come forward because it's such a lonely feeling. They want you to suffer.