Eckhart was found dead at her home in Florida on Saturday, September 19, according to an incident report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Her death was subsequently ruled a suicide.
She worked at Fox News for seven years, including as an associate producer at Fox Business. In 2020, she filed a lawsuit against Henry, alleging that he sexually assaulted and raped her. Henry denied the allegations.
Eckhart also alleged in the lawsuit that Henry asked her to be his “sex slave,” threatened her with punishment and retaliation if she refused his sexual demands, and took photographs of her that she said could be used to blackmail and damage her career.
Fox News said it took “swift action” after learning of the allegations and confirmed that Henry was no longer employed by the network. The network was later dismissed from the lawsuit.
Eckhart and Henry reached a settlement in 2025, ending a five-year legal battle. At the time, she described the case as “exhaustive” and “re-traumatising,” but said the settlement lifted a weight from her shoulders and renewed her commitment to supporting trauma survivors.
She later founded The Reinvented Project, a nonprofit focused on helping trauma survivors through animal-assisted therapy, and launched the REINVENTED with Jen Eckhart podcast.
Her final Instagram post was shared on June 1, when she said she was happy to be back online and was working on “some exciting stuff” that she could not wait to share.
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