Kimberly Guilfoyle’s alleged sexual misconduct resurfaced last night following her nomination to become the United States Ambassador to Greece.
The historic claims come as Donald Trump‘s cabinet-building process is mired in scandal with Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth and the now-dumped Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz each coming under scrutiny.
Guilfoyle, whose engagement with Trump’s son Don Jr was broken off this week as she landed the plum job in Greece, now faces the spotlight over claims she was let go by Fox in 2018 over alleged sexual harassment of her female assistant.
The former Fox host vehemently denied the allegations which were first reported by the New Yorker in 2020.
The assistant, who was not named, said she was forced to stay over at Guilfoyle’s apartment where her boss would undress and ask her to ‘critique her naked body’. She further alleged that Guilfoyle showed her photos of men’s genitals with whom she was sleeping.
Those claims were reported again this week by the liberal-leaning Daily Beast website. All nominations to become ambassador of the United States to a foreign country require Senate confirmation.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Trump-Vance transition team for a statement. Fox News declined to comment.
The resurfaced allegations come at a strained time in Guilfoyle’s personal life as it was revealed exclusively by the Daily Mail this week that her engagement to Don Jr. is off. Meanwhile the president’s eldest son has moved on with a glamorous Palm Beach socialite, Bettina Anderson.
The media has responded to Kimberly Guilfoyle’s nomination to be the United States Ambassador to Greece by dredging up allegations of sexual misconduct against the ex-Fox News anchor
The media is picking up years-old allegations of sexual misconduct by the former star of The Five that led to her removal from the network
Reports this week suggested that Don Jr. had grown impatient with Guilfoyle over the way she dresses and believed that Anderson’s more Waspy credentials would appeal more to his father.
The allegations follow those against Hegseth, still fighting to earn a spot running the Pentagon, and Gaetz, who had to drop out of the AG confirmation process.
Hegseth, a veteran has faced resurfaced allegations of sexual assault and claims he was drunk at work, both of which he has denied.
In meetings with senators on Capitol Hill he has vowed to stay sober if his nomination to be the Pentagon chief succeeds.
Gaetz’s stunning exit from consideration came as he was facing new allegations of a threesome involving a minor.
At the same time, the House Ethics Committee was deadlocked over whether to release a report on his alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.
Guilfoyle abruptly left her role as the host of The Five in July 2018, several years before her contract expired, after 12 years at the network.
At the time, not much was said on her sudden departure except Guilfoyle maintained she chose to leave on her own terms to begin a new job at America First, a Trump super PAC.
The New Yorker in 2020 reported Guilfoyle was quietly pushed out after network executives received complaints accusing the host of sexually in appropriate behavior.
According to the report, Guilfoyle’s female assistant had submitted a 42-page draft claiming her boss had frequently exhibited ‘degrading’ and ‘abusive’ behavior and at one point offered to buy her silence when she realized her job could be in jeopardy.
The woman, who was not named, had been hired as an assistant to Guilfoyle and former Fox News host Eric Bolling as a recent college graduate in 2015.
Trump adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle (pictured far left in 2017) abruptly left Fox News’ The Five in 2018 after 12 years at the network
Guilfoyle officially acknowledged her nomination Wednesday as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece as it’s learned she and fiancé Donald Trump Jr. have called it quits
The complaint was kept out of court and ultimately resulted in Fox reaching a settlement ‘upward of $4million’ with the assistant after Guilfoyle’s departure, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
According to the bombshell complaint, Guilfoyle had constantly spoken openly with her assistant about her sex life and would share photos of genitals of the men of with whom she was sleeping.
She also reportedly made the woman share hotel rooms with her while traveling and in New York, would require her to sleepover her apartment, which she described made her feel uncomfortable.
There, Guilfoyle would often undress herself in front of her employee and even asked her to ‘critique her naked body’, the report claims.
Those allegations were corroborated by a witness who told the magazine, Guilfoyle was ‘provocative in a way that made you want to get away from this person.’
Another source confirmed claims that the former news presenter had shared photos of naked men, and one former Fox staff member told the magazine she had allegedly shown pornographic videos in the office.
The complaint further alleged that Guilfoyle, who was once married to California Governor Gavin Newsom, encouraged her assistant to sleep with rich and powerful men.
Earlier on Tuesday, exclusive DailyMail.com photos confirmed Don Jr.’s romance with Bettina Anderson after they were seen celebrating her 38th birthday in Palm Beach the previous night
The former Fox News host was trolled in 2020 following her appearance at the RNC where she delivered a cheerleading speech that concluded with her shout of ‘the best is yet to come’ to an empty theater
A former Fox colleague, who was not named, said her behavior had fostered an environment ‘that was detrimental to young women.’
‘It was worse than gross — it put other women at Fox in such a terrible position,’ the source said.
Sources also repeated claims that Guilfoyle would speak graphically on sexual matters, which ‘upset hair-and-makeup artists’ at the studio who later filed a complaint against her.
The report states Guilfoyle’s assistant had been working at Fox News at the time the network was being investigated for sexual misconduct amid allegations against former chairman Roger Ailes.
Guilfoyle had allegedly grown nervous that she would also be investigated over her behavior if her assistant spoke out against her to Paul, Weiss attorneys, who were conducting the probe.
The complaint alleges Guilfoyle had asked her what she would say if she was quizzed about sexual misconduct at the workplace and offered her hush money in exchange for her ‘loyalty’.
She allegedly offered her payments as high as a million dollars, which would include money from Bolling, who had also been facing sexual misconduct allegations.
The woman was also offered trips to Rome on a private jet, a cut of Guilfoyle’s pay from public speaking events and on-air roles, according to the report.
Guilfoyle, a former prosecutor, was married for four years to California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom before their divorce in 2006
The assistant ultimately turned down the offer and went on to accuse both Guilfoyle and Bolling of sexual misconduct.
The New Yorker reported it spoke to multiple sources familiar with the complaint, as well as Guilfoyle’s assistant herself, who declined to comment.
Meanwhile, sources close to Guilfoyle told the magazine the allegations were ‘false’ and ‘inconsistent’ with the Trump adviser’s behavior.
‘She always puts others ahead of herself and is unfailingly generous and ethical,’ Trump Victory finance committee chief of staff Sergio Gor said.
Rumors about Guilfoyle’s alleged termination from Fox first began to swirl after Huff Post reported three sources claimed she did not leave the cable news network ‘voluntarily,’ and that her team was busy working out the details of her separation package.
Sources close to both Guilfoyle and then-boyfriend Donald Trump Jr denied those claims at the time, saying it was her choice to exit Fox News and begin a new job at America First.
Fox News had announced in a blunt and concise statement that Guilfoyle was no longer working for the network.
‘Fox News has parted ways with Kimberly Guilfoyle,’ the spokesperson said.
She did not appear on The Five the day her departure was announced and was not given the chance to say goodbye after 12 years with the network. She was replaced by Katie Pavlich.
