‘I’ve got nothg to hi’: Fox News’s Shepard Smh talks about beg gay - The Washgton Post

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• SHEP SMH COM OUT AS GAY
• IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS
• EXCLUSIVE: ASHLEY JABS BLOWS THE LID OFF WHNEY SUDLER-SMH’S SECRET GAY LIFE!
• SHEPARD SMH GAY: FOX NEWS ANCHOR TO LOSE JOB?
• OPENLY GAY FOX ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ONCE MARRIED TO VIRGIA DONALD; NOW DATG HIS GAY PARTNER
• ‘I’VE GOT NOTHG TO HI’: FOX NEWS’S SHEPARD SMH TALKS ABOUT BEG GAY
• CNBC'S SHEPARD SMH ON BEG GAY AT WORK: DON'T SETTLE FOR BEG A 'TOKEN'
• GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN, 'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019/7:48 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2396PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) JANE SKNER VISS "SHEPARD SMH REPORTG" AT FOX NEWS CHANNEL STUDS ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 NEW YORK CY. (PHOTO BY STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAG)BY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019 / 7:48 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-12T11:48:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS SHEPARD SMH, SIGNG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH, WHO STARTED WORKG AT FOX NEWS WHEN LNCHED 1996, HAS STEPPED DOWN AS ANCHOR OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG, AS WELL AS OM HIS ROLE AS CHIEF NEWS ANCHOR AND MANAGG EDOR OF THE NSERVATIVE BLE WORK'S BREAKG NEWS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE EXTENDG HIS FOX NEWS NTRACT, WHICH HAD REPORTEDLY REACHED $15 LN A YEAR, MARCH 2018, SMH ANNOUNCED FRIDAY DURG THE AFTERNOON EDN OF SHEPARD SMH REPORTG THAT WOULD BE HIS FAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE OPPORTUNI AFFORD THIS GUY OM SMALL-TOWN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN MANY," SMH SAID ON-AIR. "RECENTLY I ASKED THE PANY TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS. AFTER REQUTG THAT I STAY, THEY OBLIGED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"UNR OUR AGREEMENT, I WON’T BE REPORTG ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST THE NEAR FUTURE," HE EXPLAED, ADDG THAT HE WOULD STEAD SPEND MORE TIME WH HIS PARTNER, GVANNI GRAZIANO, AND THEIR DOG. "BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MORE OF G AND LUCIA AND OUR IENDS AND FAY, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT ALONG. THIS IS MY LAST NEWSST HERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN," HE NCLUD, "'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY, THAT THE TTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS WILL THRIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH'S ABPT PARTURE, WHICH VISIBLY SHOCKED SOME OF HIS LLEAGU, FOLLOWS REPORTED FIGHTG BETWEEN THE WORK’S NEWS AND OPN DIVISNS, EXACERBATED BY THE THREAT OF IMPEACHMENT RPONSE TO PRINT TMP ASKG UKRAE PRINT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TO VTIGATE POLIL RIVAL JOE BIN. SMH'S REPORTG, WHICH WAS IMPARTIAL OR CRIL OF THE TMP ADMISTRATN, HAD CREASGLY PUT HIM AT ODDS WH MORE RIGHT-WG AND PRO-TMP FOX NEWS PUNDS LIKE TUCKER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH’S RIGNATN ALSO DAYS AFTER A MEETG HELD BETWEEN BILL BARR, TMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND FOX NEWS OWNER RUPERT MURDOCH. TMP NAMED SMH THIS WEEK A TWEET PLAG THAT THE WORK WAS “MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ED TO BE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SHEP IS ONE OF THE PREMIER NEWSSTERS OF HIS GENERATN AND HIS EXTRAORDARY BODY OF WORK IS AMONG THE FT JOURNALISM THE DTRY," FOX NEWS PRINT JAY WALLACE SAID A STATEMENT. "HIS TEGRY AND OUTSTANDG REPORTG OM THE FIELD HELPED PUT FOX NEWS ON THE MAP AND THERE IS SIMPLY NO BETTER BREAKG NEWS ANCHOR WHO HAS THE ABILY TO TRANSPORT A VIEWER TO A PLACE OF NFLICT, TRAGEDY, SPAIR OR ELATN THROUGH HIS MASTERFUL LIVERY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH PUBLICLY ADDRSED HIS SEXUALY FOR THE FIRST TIME 2016, BEG FOX NEWS' ONLY OUT GAY ANCHOR. HE NIED THAT FOX NEWS EXECS LIKE OTED CEO ROGER AIL HAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DIDN’T THK I WAS ," SMH LATER SAID OF HIS SEXUALY DURG A 2017 TALK AT THE UNIVERSY OF MISSISSIPPI’S MEEK SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA. "IT’S NOT A THG. I GO TO WORK. I MANAGE A LOT OF PEOPLE. I VER THE NEWS. I AL WH HOLY HELL AROUND ME. I GO HOME TO THE MAN I’M LOVE WH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN OM 1987 TO 1993. PRR TO 2016, SMH'S SEXUALY WAS TREATED AS AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT CLUD HIM S POWER 50 LIST AND HE EVEN ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2012 SMH FAMOLY ASKED ANTI-LGBTQ POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO HAD PARED HOMOSEXUALY TO BTIALY, "HOW LONG DO YOU THK ’LL BE UNTIL YOU TCH UP WH THE RT OF THE UNTRY AND REALIZE EVERYBODY’S OKAY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROTATG ANCHORS WILL REPLACE SMH ON FOX NEWS HIS AFTERNOON TIME SLOT UNTIL A NEW PROGRAM IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

SHEP SMH COM OUT AS GAY

Media reporters have long speculated on Smh’s sexualy, and several years ago Gawker reported that Fox News executiv allegedly prevented Smh om g out as homosexual—a charge that was nied.

IS SHEPARD SMH GAY? ALL ABOUT HIS SEXUALY, PARTNER AND WHY HE LEFT FOX NEWS

Asked by the Huffgton Post if recently posed Fox chief Roger Ail ever ed homophobic slurs around him—a gay man—Smh said, “No, never. CNBC Host Shepard Smh Isn't Married, but He Do Have a Longtime PartnerFollowg Shepard Smh's divorce om ex-wife Virgia, the former Fox News host announced he was gay and has a long-time partner — but are they married? It is reported that he trims his eyelash before gog live on air.Is Shepard Smh Gay?Y!

Shepard me out clearly 2017 that he is gay and that he is married to Gvanni Graziano. They later divorced 1993 and didn’t have any children many years, there was always speculatn that he was gay, however, Smh was extremely private about his personal life, and didn’t actually openly discs his sexualy until 2017, Smh began to speak about much more, and he told stunts at the Universy of Mississippi: “I don’t thk about . Shepard Smh is gay and has been a relatnship wh Gvanni Graziano sce 2012.

Is Shepard Smh Gay? Very few knew much about the man behd the journalist, so April 2017, when Smh publicly disclosed he was gay a speech at the Universy of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism, was a ltle surprisg to many.

EXCLUSIVE: ASHLEY JABS BLOWS THE LID OFF WHNEY SUDLER-SMH’S SECRET GAY LIFE!

Who is His Gay Partner? The former Fox News star journalist has been a relatnship wh his gay partner for more than seven years. Though Shepard Smh sists he never “hid” his sexualy, not many knew he was gay.

However, we now know that he is currently a homosexual relatnship wh, Gvanni Graziano, who is also the media dtry. Southern Charm outst, Ashley Jabs has blown the lid off Whney Sudler-Smh’s secret gay life.

BLIND ITEM: IN THE CLOSET GAY REALITY STAR ACCIDENTALLY OUTS HIMSELF (EXCLUSIVE). His iends on the show [Southern Charm] know he’s gay.

SHEPARD SMH GAY: FOX NEWS ANCHOR TO LOSE JOB?

Are you surprised by Whney Sudler-Smh’s alleged secret gay life? After what seemed to be endls speculatns about the Shepard Smh gay issue, the Fox reported has fally settled thgs once and for all by g out as a gay man. When asked about his thoughts on the accatns directed towards his former boss Roger Ail which volved sexual harassment and homophobic remarks, Shepard openly shared that Ail never beme a hdrance to his sire to e out, Salon reports.

OPENLY GAY FOX ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ONCE MARRIED TO VIRGIA DONALD; NOW DATG HIS GAY PARTNER

Apart om that, he also noted Ail' profsnalism by sayg that his foc was only on makg sure that everythg ns smoothly on a day-to-day basis and that beg gay was not a part of that.

‘I’VE GOT NOTHG TO HI’: FOX NEWS’S SHEPARD SMH TALKS ABOUT BEG GAY

Although this puts some of the Shepard Smh gay talks on rt, reports of fellow Fox reporter Gretchen Carlson makg sexual asslt claims towards Ail admtedly has h a huge blow on the relatnship between the two.

Speculatns of the Shepard Smh gay issue are not entirely new wh the reporter beg spotted LGBT-related events and even an alleged affair wh a fellow CNN staff 2013.

CNBC'S SHEPARD SMH ON BEG GAY AT WORK: DON'T SETTLE FOR BEG A 'TOKEN'

Gay? Movg on to his personal life, he is said to be a gay.

Shepard Smh divorced his wife of 6 years, Virgia Donald, 1993, tensifyg numero mors at the time, only to reveal himself as gay two s later. This was the se wh Shepard Smh who divorced his wife of 6 years, Virgia Donald, 1993, tensifyg numero mors at the time, only to reveal himself as gay two s later.

GAY ANCHOR SHEPARD SMH ABPTLY QUS FOX NEWS AFTER 23 YEARS"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN, 'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY BRANDON VOSSOCTOBER 12, 2019/7:48 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2396PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}STEVEN FERDMAN/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) JANE SKNER VISS "SHEPARD SMH REPORTG" AT FOX NEWS CHANNEL STUDS ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 NEW YORK CY. 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"RECENTLY I ASKED THE PANY TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS. AFTER REQUTG THAT I STAY, THEY OBLIGED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"UNR OUR AGREEMENT, I WON’T BE REPORTG ELSEWHERE, AT LEAST THE NEAR FUTURE," HE EXPLAED, ADDG THAT HE WOULD STEAD SPEND MORE TIME WH HIS PARTNER, GVANNI GRAZIANO, AND THEIR DOG. "BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE MORE OF G AND LUCIA AND OUR IENDS AND FAY, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT ALONG. THIS IS MY LAST NEWSST HERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"EVEN OUR CURRENT POLARIZED NATN," HE NCLUD, "'S MY HOPE THAT FACTS WILL W THE DAY, THAT THE TTH WILL ALWAYS MATTER, THAT JOURNALISM AND JOURNALISTS WILL THRIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH'S ABPT PARTURE, WHICH VISIBLY SHOCKED SOME OF HIS LLEAGU, FOLLOWS REPORTED FIGHTG BETWEEN THE WORK’S NEWS AND OPN DIVISNS, EXACERBATED BY THE THREAT OF IMPEACHMENT RPONSE TO PRINT TMP ASKG UKRAE PRINT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY TO VTIGATE POLIL RIVAL JOE BIN. SMH'S REPORTG, WHICH WAS IMPARTIAL OR CRIL OF THE TMP ADMISTRATN, HAD CREASGLY PUT HIM AT ODDS WH MORE RIGHT-WG AND PRO-TMP FOX NEWS PUNDS LIKE TUCKER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH’S RIGNATN ALSO DAYS AFTER A MEETG HELD BETWEEN BILL BARR, TMP'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND FOX NEWS OWNER RUPERT MURDOCH. TMP NAMED SMH THIS WEEK A TWEET PLAG THAT THE WORK WAS “MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ED TO BE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SHEP IS ONE OF THE PREMIER NEWSSTERS OF HIS GENERATN AND HIS EXTRAORDARY BODY OF WORK IS AMONG THE FT JOURNALISM THE DTRY," FOX NEWS PRINT JAY WALLACE SAID A STATEMENT. "HIS TEGRY AND OUTSTANDG REPORTG OM THE FIELD HELPED PUT FOX NEWS ON THE MAP AND THERE IS SIMPLY NO BETTER BREAKG NEWS ANCHOR WHO HAS THE ABILY TO TRANSPORT A VIEWER TO A PLACE OF NFLICT, TRAGEDY, SPAIR OR ELATN THROUGH HIS MASTERFUL LIVERY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH PUBLICLY ADDRSED HIS SEXUALY FOR THE FIRST TIME 2016, BEG FOX NEWS' ONLY OUT GAY ANCHOR. HE NIED THAT FOX NEWS EXECS LIKE OTED CEO ROGER AIL HAD FORCED HIM TO STAY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I DIDN’T THK I WAS ," SMH LATER SAID OF HIS SEXUALY DURG A 2017 TALK AT THE UNIVERSY OF MISSISSIPPI’S MEEK SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA. "IT’S NOT A THG. I GO TO WORK. I MANAGE A LOT OF PEOPLE. I VER THE NEWS. I AL WH HOLY HELL AROUND ME. I GO HOME TO THE MAN I’M LOVE WH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SMH WAS MARRIED TO A WOMAN OM 1987 TO 1993. PRR TO 2016, SMH'S SEXUALY WAS TREATED AS AN OPEN SECRET BY THE MEDIA: OUT CLUD HIM S POWER 50 LIST AND HE EVEN ATTEND THE NATNAL LBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2012 SMH FAMOLY ASKED ANTI-LGBTQ POLICIAN RICK SANTOM, WHO HAD PARED HOMOSEXUALY TO BTIALY, "HOW LONG DO YOU THK ’LL BE UNTIL YOU TCH UP WH THE RT OF THE UNTRY AND REALIZE EVERYBODY’S OKAY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROTATG ANCHORS WILL REPLACE SMH ON FOX NEWS HIS AFTERNOON TIME SLOT UNTIL A NEW PROGRAM IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Meanwhile, this duo is also settg an example for the rt of the world that beg a gay uple do not mean you n't live wh an openly blissful relatnship. There, the former Fox News anchor discsed gay stereotyp and the dangers of beg pigeonholed as a gay journalist. "I don't want to be the gay journalist.

I want to be the journalist who is gay.