Conservative commentator Glenn Beck compared Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to embattled comedian Bill Cosby in comments this week.
Beck, who used to work at Fox News, left the network in 2011. He spoke to
Mediaite Wednesday about the sexual harassment controversy surrounding Ailes.
"I always felt Roger knew I could see through him," Beck said. "It seemed to me that he was a man that in the dead of night knew what he had become and wondered how different it could have been. It was always very sad to think about.
"In some ways, I hoped that I was wrong and he was truly clueless as I thought of the torment of feeling trapped in your patterns and life and not feeling able to begin again with a clean slate."
Beck added that he feels Ailes has "become Bill Cosby," the actor/comedian embroiled in a rape scandal.
"Who would have guessed it would be Megyn Kelly that would slay the dragon in the end," Beck said. "Because she is as smart as she is, she was able to build her own 'brand' big enough to not be ruled by fear. Good for her for not running for or to cover."
Ailes is reportedly working with Fox
to secure his exit over allegations he sexually harassed former anchor
Gretchen Carlson and current anchor
Megyn Kelly.