Former Fox News host Ed Henry has filed a defamation suit against his old network. Henry was fired from Fox News over sexual misconduct allegations.

Henry names Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott in the suit, claiming Scott "publicly smeared" Henry as a "sex criminal" when she released a statement saying he had engaged in "willful sexual misconduct" when the network terminated his contract. It also alleged invasion of privacy.

In a statement released Wednesday evening, a Fox News spokesperson said the company "conducted a thorough independent investigation into Ed Henry."

"Based on the results of those findings, we promptly terminated Mr. Henry's employment for willful sexual misconduct and stand by the decision entirely," the spokesperson said, adding that the company is "fully prepared to vigorously defend against these baseless allegations."

CNN writes, Ty Clevenger, Henry's lawyer, said he expected to prove that Scott threw his client "under the bus to burnish her image as the tough female executive who cleaned up Fox News" while covering up for others at the network.

Specifically, the lawsuit accused Scott of having "protected and promoted" Fox News president Jay Wallace, "despite the fact that he had a romantic relationship with a subordinate while he was still married."

The lawsuit said that Fox News' Human Resources department investigated Wallace for "having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate" and "obtained unequivocal evidence confirming Mr. Wallace's illicit relationship and favoritism."

But, according to the lawsuit Henry filed, the matter was "intentionally covered up" by Scott.

Wow! If this one goes to court, I’ll be like: