Amicable agreements were entered into over four years ago between Sean and Jill. In 2020, the news broke that Fox host Sean Hannity and his ex-wife, Jill Rhodes, had actually divorced a year ago after separating several years before that. [197] In 2010, Hannity falsely stated that so-called "Climategate" the leaking of e-mails written by climate scientists that, according to climate change deniers, demonstrated scientific misconduct, but which all subsequent inquiries found to show no evidence of misconduct or wrongdoing was a scandal that "exposed global warming as a myth cooked up by alarmists". [145][70], During President Trump's administration, Hannity has repeatedly been highly critical of the FBI, DOJ, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and others investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. But It Insisted on One Unusual Condition", "Internet: Philly rigged the 2012 presidential election. He also criticized the Obama administration for failing to apprehend Assange. Sean and Ainsley are not married. Sean has not issued a statement on the relationship, maintaining that he does not discuss his private life in public. In November 2008, Colmes announced his departure from Hannity & Colmes. [149], Hannity has described the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as James Comey's tenure as FBI Director, as "one giant incestuous circle of corruption". [16], In 1982, Hannity started a house-painting business and a few years later, worked as a building contractor in Santa Barbara, California. [16][17][65] According to The Washington Post, "Hannity's comeback coincided with his early, eager embrace of his fellow New Yorker Trump attacked the Gold Star father, and Hannity stood by him. His new girlfriend Earhardt has been married twice. Inside the Life of Sean Hannity's Ex-wife. [14] On the air, Hannity echoes Trump's attacks on the media and Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. [51], Hannity has had cameo appearances in film and television, having a brief voiceover in The Siege as an unseen reporter, and appearing in Atlas Shrugged: Part II and the second season of House of Cards as himself. ")[16] Hannity also appeared in a 2016 Trump campaign ad. Jill's ex-husband, Sean Hannity is one of the big names on Fox as a notable socio-political commentator. [204] A headline on FoxNews.com was preceded by a tag reading "OUTRAGEOUS". Sekulow had written a cease-and-desist letter to KFAQ on Hannity's behalf in May 2017, and later represented Trump in connection with the Mueller investigation. Last week, Hannity and his ex-wife, Jill Rhodes, confirmed they had quietly divorced more than a year ago and separated years before that. In January 2007, Clear Channel Communications signed a groupwide three-year extension with Hannity on more than eighty stations. [229], Hannity has two children from his marriage to Rhodes: a son, Patrick, born in 1998, and daughter, Merri, born in 2001. "Right now I am focused on raising my daughter and I am not dating anyone," Earhard said through a network spokesperson. "And I do think about how my life has changed over the course of the last 13 years. Sean Patrick Hannity is a talk show host, radio host, and unabashed republican political commentator in the United States. [203] For instance, Hannity falsely alleged several times that Democratic Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus had said Social Security could be "insolvent in two years" due to the Affordable Care Act. [175][176] He called AIDS a "gay disease" and said the media was hiding salient information from the public. [201] When Sarah Palin stirred controversy by promoting the death panels myth, and argued her case in a Facebook post, Hannity defended her and said, "I agree with everything that she wrote. Jill Rhodes was born on August 27, 1962 in Alabama. When asked for comment, Hannity and Rhodes issued a joint statement to Page Six, which reads, Sean and Jill are committed to working together for the best interests of their children. [197] In 2004, he falsely claimed that scientists couldn't agree on whether global warming was "scientific fact or fiction". [17][75][79][80] He misrepresented photos of Clinton to give the impression that she had secret medical problems. [19] He hosted his first talk radio show in 1989 at the volunteer college station at UC Santa Barbara, KCSB-FM, while working as a general contractor. Hannity signed a long-term contract to remain with Premiere Networks in September 2013. "[16][17][179] The ACLU opposed his firing and petitioned the station to reverse their decision. This is not Ainsley's first relationship. The source says Earhardt and Hannity have been seen together "acting flirty in off-hours" and . In 2019 Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt began a relationship after the end of Hannity's 25-year marriage to Jill Rhodes. You will be surprised to know that they celebrate holidays together with their kids. [189] Hannity promoted the idea of "Islamic training camps right here in America", which were based on an unsubstantiated "documentary" by the Christian Action Network. However, they divorced in the year 2019, and he is no longer in a marital relationship. He also volunteered to be waterboarded for charity. They got married in 1993. Rhodes and her family reside in Long Island, New York. The Washington Post reported that his property management team has used eviction proceedings both to remove tenants and to generate revenue. [16] Hannity said in response, "The issue could go away in a minute. [132] Although Hannity has covered Cohen on his show, he did not disclose that he had consulted with Cohen. PAY ATTENTION: Help us change more lives, join TUKO.co.kes Patreon programme. Sean Hannity has accumulated so much wealth through his career in media and journalism, bringing his net worth to $80 million. [156] The following morning, Hannity tweeted "To be clear, I will not be on stage campaigning with the President. Newsletters. Hannity presented the conservative point of view with Colmes providing the liberal viewpoint. He has written three New York Times best-selling books: Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism; Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism; and Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda, and released a fourth, Live Free or Die, in 2020. [98][99], After the 2020 election, Hannity amplified false claims of election fraud,[100] including by hosting former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell on his Fox News show, where Powell made unsubstantiated allegations on the topic. [13], According to reports by the Los Angeles Times and New York magazine, Hannity frequently talks to Trump by telephone after Hannity's weekday broadcasts,[122][125][13] and Hannity is one of several dozen cleared callers whose calls to the White House public switchboard can be connected directly to the president. While Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt seemed to make their relationship public in 2020, don't expect Hannity to ever comment on his new romance. Hannity responded to the report by saying, "I'm not hiding the fact that I want Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States. Trump went after a federal judge of Mexican descent, and Hannity backed him. 72 on Forbes' "Celebrity 100" list in 2013.[35]. Sean Hannity discusses who are the Republican forerunners as candidates enter the race and how Biden's approval rating for 2024 is looking bleak on 'Hannity.' Sean Hannity explained the. Seans new girlfriend is a Fox News host. Sean Hannity has reportedly been dating fellow Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt since 2019 (via Distractify ). Neither will have any further comments and ask for the sake of their children that their privacy be respected., One friend of the former couple, who lived together on Long Island, said their split is very amicable. Fox News host Sean Hannity and his wife, Jill Rhodes, have divorced after more than 20 years of marriage, Page Six has exclusively confirmed. To score cheap, repulsive political points. Unfortunately, their love story did not have a happily ever after ending as they divorced in 2020 after many years of separation. Rhodes and Hannity subsequently married in January . The couple started their relationship after Hannity's 25-year marriage to Jill Rhodes came to an end. After showing a clip, obtained by the Daily Mail, of Biden telling a naked woman in bed about a 2018 bender in Las Vegas, in which he lost a laptop, and his ensuing . Their marriage ended in 2019. His parents are Hugh Hannity and Lillian Flynn Hannity. [209] After the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Hannity opened his show by saying, "tonight the world is safer as one of the most ruthless, evil war criminals on Earth has been brought to justice. Full names: Sean Patrick Hannity Date of birth: December 30, 1961 Age: 60 years old as of 2021 Birthplace: New York, United States Nationality: American Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Zodiac sign: Capricorn Parents: Hugh Hannity and Lillian Hannity Children: Merri Kelly and Sean Patrick Girlfriend: Ainsley Earhardt Other participants on the call included senator Lindsey Graham, Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow, Oracle Corporation founder Larry Ellison and James Bopp, an attorney for True the Vote. 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[64][14][121][122] Hannity shares, The Economist asserts, "Mr. Trump's love of conspiracy theories and hatred of snooty elites". "[102][103] In December 2020, Hannity called for Trump's claims of voter fraud to be investigated by a special prosecutor, despite no credible evidence of such. They're trying to preserve their own power. "[22], Hannity's weekly show on KCSB was canceled after less than a year after a controversy. "I still feel that pinch me moment when I walk into work every day," she said (per People). [24] Alan Colmes was then hired to co-host and the show debuted as Hannity & Colmes. 0:00. The latter proposes a government officials network is working to hinder the Trump administration. They were blessed with two kids Merri Kelly and Sean Patrick. My wife and I are arming ourselves with military weapons that I had to carry overseas and multiple-- . 56,639, This story has been shared 24,454 times. [17] Radio station WVNN in Athens, Alabama (part of the Huntsville media market), then hired him to be the afternoon talk show host. [138], The following day, news reports revealed that Hannity had shared another lawyer with Trump, Jay Sekulow. [17] During the Obama administration, Hannity "leaned more heavily on stories he believed were being given short shrift by the 'liberal media' stories about where Obama was born, and who deserved blame for the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya". I assumed those conversations were confidential, but to be absolutely clear they never involved any matter between me and a third party. [30] In June 2007, ABC Radio was sold to Citadel Communications[31] and in the summer of 2008, Hannity was signed for a $100million five-year contract. Jill Rhodes was born on August 27, 1962 in Alabama. [16][17], Hannity attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Hempstead, New York[16] and St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, New York. [203] According to the study, Hannity, unlike other Fox News hosts such as Bill O'Reilly and Greta Van Susteren, "took a more direct approach, aggressively supporting Republicans and conservatives and attacking Democrats and liberals, endorsing the more spurious claims long after they were proven incorrect, and putting advocacy above accurate reporting, to further the network's themes opposing reform". In 1991, during one of his radio stations, he met his wife, Jill Rhodes. Sean Hannity andJill Rhodes married in 1993. As we mentioned earlier that Jill Rhodes got married to Sean Hannity in 1993. [114][115] In 2016, after Wikileaks published leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee, Hannity praised Assange for showing "how corrupt, dishonest and phony our government is". Stringr. While Hannity's views are typically politically and socially conservative, he has spoken supportively about birth control, which has led to on-air clashes with pro-life guests such as Rev. Sean recently divorced his ex-wife Jill Rhodes in 2021 but had been separated years ago. [101] In 2022, the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack is investigating what Hannity may have known in advance. 2 min read. Advertisement Hannity once admitted that Rhodes had been the brain behind his accomplishments since the beginning of his profession. Whenco-host Brian Kilmeade asked Hannity if he had a favorite cohost among the program's three anchors, Earhardt quickly responded(per The Daily Beast), "Yes, he does." Sean Hannity and Wife Separated Years Before Confirming Split: Looking Back at Their Relationship. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show and other shows such as Hannity, which airs on Fox News. Sean was married to his former wife, Jill Rhodes in 1993. [233], In 2014 he said he has carried a weapon "more than half my adult life". Hannity worked as a general contractor and .