Lewandowsi Responds To Joy Villa Allegations

Payne was suspended by the network earlier this year after being accused of sexual harassment and returned to air months later after an internal investigation, a fact Lewandowski brought up repeatedly.

“Well, Charles, I think as someone who has been through this, you understand that there is a due process and there is a process which they will go through to determine a person’s innocence, which I think you’ve been through, and you understand it and you respect it,” he said.

Payne simply responded, “Yeah. I think everyone understands and respects it,” going on to ask Lewandowski what he thinks is motivating Villa in making these accusations of sexual assault.

“That’s a question for her. I’m not here to speak for Joy,” he said. “What I am going to do is to let the process play forward just as you did when you were accused of sexual harassment in your own case.”