Former Fox Business associate producer Jennifer Eckhart sued former Fox News anchor Ed Henry in 2020, as reported by Deadline on September 21, 2026. She alleged he sexually assaulted her while both worked at the network.The lawsuit resurfaced this week after Eckhart died at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida, on September 19, 2026, at age 36. Her death was confirmed by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, according to media reports.Deadline noted that Eckhart's suit also accused Fox News of failing to protect her. A federal judge dismissed the network from the case in March 2025. Henry, who denied the allegations and maintained the relationship was consensual, settled with Jennifer Eckhart in June 2025.Following the settlement, Eckhart said she had turned "pain into purpose" as noted by HOLA!. She continued advocating for trauma survivors through her nonprofit and podcast.More about why Jennifer Eckhart sued Ed HenryJennifer Eckhart filed her lawsuit against Ed Henry in 2020, alleging he had sexually assaulted her while both worked at Fox, and that he took photographs of her for what she described as blackmail purposes, according to the report by Hola!.The report stated that Fox News fired Henry in July 2020 following an internal investigation into her complaint. The network said the investigation found he had engaged in willful sexual misconduct.Eckhart's suit also named Fox News as a defendant. She accused the network of failing to protect her and retaliating by firing her. Deadline noted that the network said her termination was unrelated to the complaint. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostA federal judge dismissed Fox News from the case in March 2025, a decision later upheld on appeal, according to Deadline.According to Hola!, Ed Henry denied Eckhart's allegations, maintaining their relationship was consensual. He separately sued Fox News for defamation in 2021 after his firing; that lawsuit was dismissed in 2022. Eckhart and Henry settled her lawsuit in June 2025, days before they went to trial.Hola! also noted how Eckhart described the litigation as an "exhaustive, retraumatizing, five-year legal battle," and said she felt a weight lift from her shoulders.More about Jennifer Eckhart's deathJennifer Eckhart was found dead at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida, on September 19, 2026, according to WBPF.TMZ @TMZLINK🕊️ Former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart has died at 36.Investigators treated the scene as a possible homicide before determining her death was a suicide. The sheriff said he rarely comments publicly on suicide cases but chose to do so to address online speculation that Eckhart had been murdered.Toxicology results were still pending as of the sheriff's statement, though he said all evidence pointed to suicide. Investigators said Eckhart had family and friends who tried to help her, but she had been in and out of mental health facilities. According to WPBF, she had recently stopped taking her medications as well.More about Jennifer Eckhart's career and workAccording to her website, Jennifer Eckhart joined Fox News in January 2013. She worked there for roughly seven years, producing business programming including The Claman Countdown, according to her IMDb biography.Born and raised in Miami, she previously worked as an ESPN Radio correspondent and an entertainment anchor at PBS affiliate WUFT-TV. Eckhart held a telecommunications-news degree from the University of Florida.After leaving Fox, she launched the podcast REINVENTED with Jen Eckhart in August 2021, per her website. She also founded The Reinvented Project, a nonprofit using animal-assisted therapy to support trauma survivors.