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Report: Ex-Fox News exec Brian Lewis paid $8 million to keep quiet

Last week, Brian Lewis and Fox News reached a settlement: For a "a sizable sum," the former Fox News executive would stay quiet about everything related to the conservative news organization and its operations, including founder Roger Ailes.

The sizable sum? $8 million, according to Gawker's J.K. Trotter, who cites "a Fox News executive with knowledge of the negotiations."

It's only fitting that Gawker landed the figure: Nick Denton's news and gossip site has been a thorn in Roger Ailes' side since it's inception, the infamous Fox mole being only the latest player in that campaign.

Lewis, who served as Roger Ailes’ guardian for 17 years, threatened to leak private information about the company after he was abruptly fired in July for what Fox’s parent company attributed to “financial irregularities” and breaches of contract. In a statement, Lewis' layer said "Roger Ailes and Newscorp have a lot more to fear from Brian Lewis telling the truth about them than Brian Lewis has to fear from Roger Ailes and his toadies telling lies about Brian Lewis."

Ailes can rest easy for the time being... unless, of course, things continue to leak.