Calls for Ofcom to block Sky takeover until Fox News cases are resolved 21st century fox

Lawyer says 21st Century Fox should also lift gagging orders on victims of harassment and discrimination who reached settlement

21st Century Fox’s takeover of Sky should be blocked until allegations of sexual and racial harassment at Fox News have been resolved, according to a lawyer representing alleged victims in the US.

Doug Wigdor said it was difficult for Ofcom, the UK media regulator, to determine whether Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox was a “fit and proper” owner of Sky without a full set of facts regarding the cases. He also called for 21st Century Fox to lift gagging orders on victims of harassment and discrimination at Fox News who reached a settlement with the company over the last decade.

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