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Eric Bolling and his son Chase (Facebook)SNIP A strange anomaly in this story is that Yashar Ali, the HuffPost freelancer who wrote the August 4 article alleging that Eric Bolling was guilty of inappropriate behavior years earlier, claims to have been the first one to break the news of Chase Bolling’s death. As far as I can tell, I am the only reporter who has taken note, as I did here on August 7, of some interesting and overlooked, and possibly relevant, aspects of Ali’s background before he became an investigative journalist.

Fox News just announced the decision to terminate popular host Eric Bolling amid allegations of inappropriate text messages — but as of Saturday morning, that was the least of Bolling's troubles. Sources are now reporting that Bolling's 19-year-old son, affectionately known as “Eric Chase,” passed away on Friday night. A source close to Eric Bolling confirmed the news to Mediaite. A statement from Fox News is expected soon. Bolling has spoken of his son fondly and often on Twitter: It is clear that Bolling deeply loved his son and took great pride in watching him grow up.

Full Title...........................BREAKING NEWS: Son of Fox News host Eric Bolling takes his own life one day after his father was fired in wake of allegations he texted photos of male genitalia to at least three colleagues..................................The son of Eric Bolling, a Fox News host who was fired from the cable giant after an investigation into claims of sexual harassment, has committed suicide, it was learned on Saturday. Eric Chase, 19, Bolling's only child, died on Friday night, journalist Yashar Ali reported on Saturday. 'Very sad news, Eric Bolling’s son, who was only 19, died last night,' Ali, a contributor to...