Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart dies by suicide at 36

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Set us as preferred Podcaster and mental health activist Jennifer Eckhart, who sued ex-Fox News anchor Ed Henry for sexual assault in 2020, died by suicide on Saturday, according to authorities.Eckhart was found in her Florida home on Saturday morning, according to an incident report issued by Martin County Sheriff’s Office, People reported.Her mother discovered her body inside a bathtub with a knife nearby, according to TMZ.“This death has been ruled a suicide,” Christine Christofek, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, said in a statement to People.Eckhart worked as an associate producer on Fox News Media’s Fox Business Network from 2013 to 2020.

She sued Henry for sexual assault in 2020, and Fox News was named in the suit, accused of failing to take action against Henry for harassing women.The news division was later removed from the suit in March 2025.

Hollywood Inc.Jennifer Eckhart, who worked as an associate producer on Fox News Media’s Fox Business Network, is suing Henry for sexual assault.

Fox News was named in the suit, as Eckhart claimed the network failed to take action.“Fox News can ...be held liable for Henry’s actions only if its management or supervisors knew or should have known about that purported misconduct yet failed to prevent Henry from harming Eckhart,” Judge Ronnie Abrams said in her March 2025 ruling.

“On this record, the Court agrees that no reasonable jury could make that finding.”Eckhart revealed that her lawyers were appealing Abrams’ decision in an October 2025 Instagram post.“This case was never just about me,” she wrote.

“It has always been about accountability and forcing corporations to answer for the cultures of abuse they protect, enable, and excuse behind power, money, and silence.For more than five years, my former employer Fox News has spent million...