Tucker Carlson’s ‘Right-Hand Man’ at Fox Sued for Sexual Assault

Former Fox News producer Andrew Delancey is accusing Tucker Carlson’s former executive producer of sexual assault, further alleging that Fox News enabled the abuse and intimidated him into silence.

Delancey’s lawsuit, which claims Justin Wells committed assault and battery and alleges negligence and sexual harassment on Fox’s part, was filed in the Southern District of New York just ahead of the deadline for the New York Adult Survivors Act. The act, which expired late last month, temporarily lifted the statute of limitations on complaints of sexual assault. While the full complaint was filed on Monday, a brief version of the lawsuit was given to the court ahead of the expiration of the act, according to The Washington Post.

“This meritless legal action was filed 15 years after the alleged incident and mere days before the extended statute of limitations would have run,” Wells’ attorney Harmeet Dhillon told The Daily Beast. “Mr. Wells denies the allegations unequivocally, and will contest them vigorously. This is yet another attempt by a law firm with a history of suing Fox and its former employees to cash in on frivolous allegations.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.