Meteorologist Wren Clair, KSTP attorneys ask judge to dismiss her lawsuit against TV station
Attorneys for former KSTP-TV meteorologist Wren Clair and the St Paul-based TV station requested on Tuesday that a judge dismiss her lawsuit against her previous employer They filed a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice meaning the lawsuit can t be refiled Wren Clair Courtesy of KARE-TV Clair who filed the lawsuit on Aug under her legal name of Renee Fox alleged sexual harassment and retaliation at KSTP She noted in the suit she was abruptly terminated after she shared the conduct KSTP in a legal response filed in court on Aug disclosed Fox was terminated as a consequence of her poor performance on which she was repeatedly coached The response also noted she was not subjected to sex-based harassment Ramsey County District Court Judge Reynaldo Aligada Jr referred the matter to mediation on Nov according to the court file The file doesn t indicate whether they went to mediation or what led to the joint request to dismiss the lawsuit Attorneys for Fox and KSTP could not straightaway be reached for comment Tuesday afternoon Kirk Varner previously KSTP s news director declared in a Tuesday declaration While confident that I would have been able to defend myself against the accusations that were made I am pleased that this matter has been resolved Fox who grew up in Hopkins and went to the University of Minnesota was a morning show meteorologist in Boston a top- region in the U S at the time Her husband obtained a promotion that required a move back to Minneapolis and she was hired as a KSTP meteorologist in After chief meteorologist Dave Dahl retired in Fox took over as the prime-time weekday evening meteorologist for Eyewitness News She was demoted in and terminated in February but the sex-based disparate rehabilitation and sexual harassment occurred throughout the entirety of her employment her lawsuit noted Fox became a meteorologist for KARE-TV in May She wrote on Sept on Instagram that she and the TV station have agreed to part means I thank all my colleagues for their professionalism and hard work Fox wrote I thank all the viewers for watching me and supporting me I look forward to focusing more on my personal life and pursuing scientific careers outside of television Related Articles Former Minneapolis chamber exec Jonathan Weinhagen pleads guilty to fraud scheme A look at St Paul s legal tangles with the Trump administration Plymouth man sentenced to prison for Anoka drunk driving fatality Former Minneapolis instructor and coach sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting children Campbell s IT chief on leave after lawsuit states he stated company s food is for poor people
