# Fox newsperson Shep Smith finally steps out of the closet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844 "2016-10-17T15:48:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/1 "2016-10-17T15:48:26Z")
[Not that it was huge surprise but at least it’s acknowledged](Shep Smith comes out as gay). I realize that being gay is not correlated to his choice of employment, but to be surrounded by all those non-gay supporting colleagues at Fox and hang on in that environment is kind of (to me) a strange choice. It’s not like he’s going to miss a meal if he quit at this point. Then again where in the media world is a 50 something newsman going to be able to start over as a headliner, especially coming from Fox. > **[Shepard Smith comes out as a gay man](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3843718/Shep-Smith-comes-gay-man-denies-loving-Roger-Ailes-prohibited-revealing-sexuality-speaking-shock-Fox-News-sex-harassment-scandal.html)** > > Shepard Smith has come out as a gay man in a new interview. The popular Fox News anchor, who has been with the network since it first launched 20 years ago, spoke about his sexuality in an interview. > [@](#): > > Shepard Smith has come out as a gay man in a new interview. > > The popular Fox News anchor, who has been with the network since it first launched 20 years ago, spoke about his sexuality in an interview with Huffington Post. > > Smith, 52, confirmed the long-circulating rumor when he was asked if it was former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes who prevented him from coming out of the closet. > > ‘That’s not true. He was as nice as he could be to me. I loved him like a father,’ Smith said of Ailes. > > The ‘love’ Smith had for his old boss is why it was so difficult for him to deal with the network’s sexual harassment scandal this past summer. > > ‘I trusted him with my career and with - I trusted him and trusts were betrayed,’ Smith said of Ailes. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/2 "2016-10-17T15:58:02Z")
Back when I used to pay attention to the news I used to always like Shep the best. He was always the most straightforwards and relatable. (wait, why is there a red line under that? relatable is a word right?). Good for him being comfortable enough to come out and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/3 "2016-10-17T18:28:30Z")
Was it The Daily Show with Jon Stewart that used to have fun showing clips of Shep Smith? The one I remember in particular was a series of clips of him talking about the HBO series True Blood and asking the other correspondents if they’d seen the latest episode. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/4 "2016-10-17T18:34:34Z")
Well, at least the women who work at Fox News no longer have to wonder why he wasn’t sexually harassing them. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/5 "2016-10-17T18:38:07Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Back when I used to pay attention to the news I used to always like Shep the best. He was always the most straightforwards and relatable. ( **wait, why is there a red line under that? relatable is a word right?** ). > > Good for him being comfortable enough to come out and stuff. It means it’s not in your browser’s dictionary. You should be able to right-click it and add it. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/6 "2016-10-17T18:40:22Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Not that it was huge surprise but at least it’s acknowledged](Shep Smith comes out as gay). \*\*I realize that being gay is not correlated to his choice of employment, but to be surrounded by all those non-gay supporting colleagues at Fox and hang on in that environment is kind of (to me) a strange choice. \*\*It’s not like he’s going to miss a meal if he quit at this point. Then again where in the media world is a 50 something newsman going to be able to start over as a headliner, especially coming from Fox. > > [Fox News' Shep Smith comes out as gay and denies Roger Ailes prohibited him from revealing sexuality | Daily Mail Online](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3843718/Shep-Smith-comes-gay-man-denies-loving-Roger-Ailes-prohibited-revealing-sexuality-speaking-shock-Fox-News-sex-harassment-scandal.html) I’m no Fox News fan, but how do you know his colleagues didn’t support him? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/7 "2016-10-17T18:54:06Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > I’m no Fox News fan, but how do you know his colleagues didn’t support him? I don’t know, just a notion. > **[Sean Hannity: Same-sex marriage supporters are part of a plot to destroy...](https://www.salon.com/2015/06/30/sean_hannity_same_sex_marriage_supporters_are_part_of_a_plot_to_destroy_christian_businesses/)** > > "People will have to bake gay wedding cakes," he said, "because they're going to be forced to by the state" > **[FLASHBACK: The Repulsive Anti-Gay Comments That Once Got Sean Hannity Fired](https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/flashback-repulsive-anti-gay-comments-once-got-sean-hannity-fired)** > **['Outraged' Bill O'Reilly Doesn't 'Buy Into' Gays Having Constitutional Right...](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-oreilly-scotus-prop-8_n_3617396)** > > 'Outraged' Bill O'Reilly Doesn't 'Buy Into' Gays Having Constitutional Right To Wed > **[Mike Huckabee Explains How To Resist Gay Marriage Decision](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-huckabee-gay-marriage_n_7681730)** > > Mike Huckabee Explains How To Resist Gay Marriage Decision > **[Fox News | Mediaite](https://www.mediaite.com/tag/fox-news/)** > > Fox News is an American cable news network founded and owned by Rupert Murdoch. Known for its conservative opinion commentary and promotion of Donald Trump, Fox News has dominated the TV news industry for decades, and for years has been the most... > **[This Is How Fox News Tried to Come to Terms With the Gay Marriage Decision](https://slate.com/culture/2015/06/fox-news-reacts-to-the-scotus-gay-marriage-decision.html)** > > For Democrats, Fox News is like a peephole: look through it and you get to see all sorts of things not meant for you. This afternoon, hours after the... ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/8 "2016-10-17T18:58:23Z")
I also have a notion, that Hillary is a serial axe-murderer. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-newsperson-shep-smith-finally-steps-out-of-the-closet/768844/9 "2016-10-17T19:00:05Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Well, at least the women who work at Fox News no longer have to wonder why he wasn’t sexually harassing them. :: golf clap ::