How did Fox television go from the house。 The Simpsons。built into something resembling Donald Trump's state-run news network?

A newly greenlit Showtime miniseries is set to explore the rise of Fox News, with Russell Crowe taking on the role of Roger Ailes, the network's disgraced former CEO. Ailes died in May 2017, just under a year after he resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and abuse.。

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By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.。Thanks for signing up!。Tom McCarthy (。Spotlight。) and Jason Blum (。 Get Out。) will serve as executive producers. Showtime's official synopsis for the series can be found below (h/t 。

Entertainment Weekly。 ): 。To understand the events that led to the rise of Donald Trump, one must understand Ailes. The upcoming limited series takes on that challenge, focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the Republican Party’s de facto leader, while flashing back to defining events in Ailes’ life, including an initial meeting with Richard Nixon on the set of
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The Mike Douglas Show 。

that gave birth to Ailes’ political career and the sexual harassment accusations and settlements that brought his Fox News reign to an end.。