Former Fox News anchor Ed Henry has filed a motion to get the lawsuit filed by two women tossed.

The suit accuses Henry of handcuffing and raping a co-worker in a hotel room and sending sexual Images to another woman.

When the allegations were brought to light, Fox News fired Henry.

The lawsuit was filed in July by Jennifer Eckhart and Cathy Areu. Eckhart is a former associate producer on Fox Business, and Areu a former frequent guest news analyst on various Fox shows.

Henry is calling the claims, ‘malicious and defamatory’.

Henry’s attorneys called the allegations made by Eckhart, who left the network in June, ‘nothing more than Ms. Eckhart’s attempt to grab the gold ring after she was fired from her job at Fox, a decision which had absolutely nothing to so do with Mr. Henry.’

Of Areu, they added: ‘Cathy Areu, whose employment was rejected by Fox, simply jumped on Ms. Eckhart’s bandwagon with flimsy and baseless claims, and Mr. Henry has been caught in the crossfire. As a frequent Fox guest, she knew that Mr. Henry had no authority to offer her a position there.’ 

H/T Daily Mail