New York, September 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. media giant Fox has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with Fox News host Gretchen Carlson for $20 million. In the lawsuit, Carlson said former Fox News Chairperson Roger Ailes repeatedly made advances toward her, calling her "sexy" and explicitly asking for a sexual relationship during a meeting in his office.

Gretchen Carlson says that when she rejected his advances, Ailes retaliated against her by cutting her salary, curtailing her airtime and then refusing to renew her contract. Carlson first filed her lawsuit in July, paving the way for more than 20 women to also come forward and accuse Ailes of sexual harassment.

Roger Ailes resigned later in July, as the accusations of sexist behavior and harassment continued to mount, but he didn't walk away empty-handed. Ailes received a $40 million severance package -- twice as much as Carlson has won in her settlement.