Did Fox Fire Melissa Francis in the Middle of an Equal Pay Dispute? [Updated]
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Melissa Francis, a business news reporter and frequent staple of Fox show Outnumbered, has been mysteriously absent from her usual post since the beginning of October according to Variety. While Fox claimed in a statement to Variety that Francis was still a Fox employee, the Los Angeles Times is now reporting that a source close to Francis has confirmed that she’s been fired from the network. Fox still holds that Francis is an employee, telling the Times “Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes, including to its daytime lineup.”