Nutz
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This only shows how the hypocrisy of the left and their infatuation with FNC. Of course Shep is gay...it doesn't really matter to anyone but Fox News haters.
The Shep Smith story shows the failure of fact-checking
On Wednesday morning, Gawker writer J.K. Trotter published a piece alleging that Fox News Shoved Shepard Smith Back Into the Closet and asking, Why hasnt Shepard Smith come out yet? By Wednesday afternoon, the story had been picked up and repeated ad nauseam throughout the media-on-media vortex of self-absorption. Who cares if the story itself had serious inconsistencies? Aggregate first, ask questions later if at all!
Smith, generally regarded as the closest thing to a likable, rational-thinking individual in the Fox News stable, is a frequent obsession of Gawker and Trotter, in particular, whos pretty determined to reveal to the world Smiths personal life, regardless of how weird or flat-out harassing he may come off as in the process. Trotter has run several stories focusing on Smiths sexuality in the past few months, while Smith, for his part, remains private about his relationships and orientation.
The latest asks, Why hasnt Shepard Smith come out yet? and cites multiple sources who say Smith discussed coming out to Fox News president Roger Ailes but that Ailes answer was definitive: Smith could not say hes gay. Furthermore, Gawker claims Smith was demoted after executive vice president of programming Bill Shine flipped out at a dramatic July 4 picnic that Smith allegedly brought a boyfriend to, leading Shine to call a meeting among high-level executives to discuss a plan of action regarding Smith. Not one of the insider sources at Fox is named. My favorite part of the whole thing is when Trotter congratulates his own vigilant reporting as the reason Smith attended a Fox gay journalists gala in March. My second favorite part is where Gawker updates the story to note that Shine actually didnt attend said picnic, that Ailes and Smith call the story 100% false and a complete fabrication, and then clarifies the timeline of Smiths contract negotiations to acknowledge they occurred before the controversial picnic.
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