Jennifer Eckhart, former Fox Business producer, dead at 36.

Jennifer Eckhart, former Fox Business producer, dead at 36. Sameen Chaudhry USA TODAY.

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• For mental health resources, call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or visit 988lifeline.org for free and confidential services.
• Eckhart worked as an associate producer at Fox Business Network and joined Fox in 2013, according to IMDb.
• Fox News fired Henry in July 2020 after the network remarked it received a complaint concerning alleged sexual misconduct and commissioned an outside investigation.
• Eckhart's mother discovered her dead in the bathroom of her Hobe Sound, Florida, home Sept.
• Jennifer Eckhart: Ex-Fox News anchor Ed Henry accused of sexually assaulting another female colleague.

Jennifer Eckhart, former Fox Business producer, dead at 36. Sameen Chaudhry USA TODAY. Comedian Carrot Top hospitalized after alleged suicide attempt.

Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox Business associate producer who afterwards hosted a podcast focused on personal reinvention, has died. She was 36.

Eckhart's mother discovered her dead in the bathroom of her Hobe Sound, Florida, home Sept. 19 after going to the residence and contacting authorities, according to a Martin County Sheriff's Office incident report obtained by USA TODAY.

For context, a responding deputy remarked Eckhart was identified in the bathtub with "a large laceration to the front of her throat/neck and there was a folding pocketknife next to her right hand."

As the report notes, she was pronounced dead at 11: 57 a.m. The Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigations Division and crime scene personnel subsequently responded to the home.

TMZ documented, citing law enforcement sources, that Eckhart's death was ruled a suicide. The incident report identifies the case as a death investigation but does not state a cause or manner of death.

Jennifer Eckhart: Ex-Fox News anchor Ed Henry accused of sexually assaulting another female colleague. Who was Jennifer Eckhart?

Eckhart worked as an associate producer at Fox Business Network and joined Fox in 2013, according to IMDb. She afterwards became widely known for a lawsuit she filed in 2020 against former Fox News anchor Ed Henry.

In the complaint, Eckhart accused Henry of rape and other sexual misconduct during the years they worked at the network. Henry denied her allegations and maintained that their relationship was consensual. Maria Bartiromo out at Fox News after 12 years.

Fox News fired Henry in July 2020 after the network remarked it received a complaint concerning alleged sexual misconduct and commissioned an outside investigation. Eckhart additionally brought claims against Fox News, accusing the network of failing to protect her and hold Henry accountable according to NPR.

Eckhart asserted that the network "continues to protect and reward perpetrators of sexual harassment and refuses to take accountability for putting such persons in positions of power." A federal court dismissed those claims, finding that Fox had not known concerning the alleged conduct.

After her departure from Fox, Eckhart rolled out "REINVENTED, " a podcast featuring guests from business, sports and entertainment. The series highlighted individuals who had navigated setbacks and rebuilt their lives or careers. Its most recent episode was published in March.

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