Fox News chief Roger Ailes resigns due to sexual harassment allegations.

Fox News chief Roger Ailes has resigned from the network following sexual harassment allegations, 21st Century Fox confirmed Thursday.

Ailes' departure is effective immediately and Rupert Murdoch himself is now the cable news channel's chairman and acting CEO.

Ailes said in a letter to Murdoch, "I am proud of our accomplishments and look forward to continuing to work with you as a consultant in building 21st Century Fox."

However, a corporate source said that "consultant" is not an accurate word for what Ailes will be doing. Ailes will simply "be available to advise Rupert during the transition," the source said.
Ailes' sudden exit is an ignoble end to a legendary, controversial twenty-year career atop Fox News, which he built essentially from scratch in 1996.
Ailes, 76, reshaped American television news and Republican politics simultaneously. By hiring hosts like Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity and enforcing a conservative editorial point of view, Ailes developed a virtual public square for the American right and filled a void on television. It has dominated all other cable news channels for 14 years