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Two women who had appeared frequently on Fox News are suing the cable news network over accusations that some of their most popular hosts sexually harassed them.

Cathy Areu and Jennifer Eckhart filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, journalist Howard Kurtz, contributor Gianno Caldwell and Ed Henry of sexual misconduct, including rape. Eckhart worked as a producer on Fox Business, while Areu was a frequent guest and technically met the definition of a part-time employee.

Ed Henry had already been fired from the network on July 1 over sexual misconduct claims.

Eckhart's accusations

Eckhart accused Henry in the lawsuit of having "preyed upon, manipulated and groomed [her] starting at the young age of 24, by exerting his abuse of power over her and her career."

She also claimed in the lawsuit that Henry violently raped her, left her bloodied and bruised, and took naked photographs of her in order to blackmail her later.

Areu's accusations

Areu claimed in the lawsuit that Henry also harassed her by sending her sexually explicit messages.

Areu claimed that Hannity offered any man in the studio $100 to take her out on a date. She accused Carlson of attempting to get her to visit him in his hotel room in 2018, and also claimed that Kurtz made a similar attempt in 2019. She also accused Caldwell of trying to begin a romantic relationship with her despite numerous denials.

Fox News responds

In a statement to the Washington Examiner, Fox News said that their third party investigation found Areu's claims to be false.

"Based on the findings of a comprehensive independent investigation conducted by an outside law firm, including interviews with numerous eyewitnesses, we have determined that all of Cathy Areu's claims against FOX News, including its management as well as its hosts Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity & Howard Kurtz and its contributor Gianno Caldwell, are false, patently frivolous and utterly devoid of any merit."