Wren Clair alleges she faced sexual discrimination and harassment while working as a meteorologist for KSTP-TV in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Clair, who goes by Renee Fox in the lawsuit, abruptly left the station in February after nearly seven years, joining KARE 11 in May.
The lawsuit details a wide range of mistreatment, alleging that Clair faced “severe, overtly sexist conduct by her coworkers and superiors.” The conduct reportedly involved sexist remarks and harassment, rude and aggressive behavior, sabotage, and retaliation. It also detailed an assault while reporting from the Minnesota State Fair.
After Clair repeatedly reported the alleged misconduct, she was demoted, fired and replaced with “a less qualified man,” the lawsuit said. At the time of her termination, Clair had two years remaining on her contract.
In response to the lawsuit filed Wednesday, KSTP denied the allegations and said Clair was fired for poor performance, despite never having received any formal disciplinary action.
“For years, Ms. Fox put up with sexist double standards and offensive conduct at KSTP,” according to a statement from her attorney Paul Schinner. “When she finally reported it to Human Resources, she was quickly demoted and then abruptly fired. KSTP’s vague allegations about Ms. Fox’s ‘performance’ are bogus, raised only after Ms. Fox started opposing discrimination and harassment.”
Clair joined KSTP in 2018, after working as a meteorologist in Boston and Rhinelander, Wis. In 2023, she earned a master’s degree in environmental science from Johns Hopkins University, [according to her KARE 11 bio](https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/team-bios/wren-clair/89-71f7fefb-805f-449b-a177-6dc318b90559).
According to the lawsuit: