her allegations first resulted in her being demoted from The Five to Outnumbered, and then in her being taken off the air in April 2016 altogether. Additionally, Tantaros filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News that same month. Although Tantaros was still under contract with the cable network until early August 2017, she did not return to the Fox News airwaves. Eric Bolling (2011–2017): A show regular since the series' inception, Bolling announced on April 19, 2017, that he would be leaving to start work on a new afternoon talk show, The Fox News Specialists, which aired during The Five'''s former 5 p.m. time slot. He was replaced on The Five by Jesse Watters. In August 2017, Bolling was suspended from Fox News over sexual harassment allegations and was later fired. As a result, The Fox News Specialists was cancelled and the network announced that The Five would replace it at 5 p.m. Bob Beckel (2011–2015, 2017): After not being seen on air since early 2015, it was reported that Beckel was recovering from back surgery. In April, Fox later released a statement informing viewers that Beckel entered a rehab facility for treatment of an addiction to prescription pain medication. Finally, on June 25, 2015, it was confirmed that Beckel had been fired from the network. While a Fox News spokesman initially stated that it was an amicable split, a Fox executive later stated that Fox "couldn't hold The Five hostage to one man's personal issues." On June 26, 2015, co-host Dana Perino briefly informed viewers of Beckel's departure with a terse statement at the end of the show; he was not mentioned on the show otherwise. Beckel returned as co-host of the Five in January 2017, but was fired again by May 2017, for allegedly making insensitive remarks to a black staffer at Fox and was replaced by Juan Williams. Beckel died on February 20, 2022. Kimberly Guilfoyle (2011–2018): Former Five panel member Guilfoyle left Fox News abruptly on July 20, 2018, to join the Trump campaign, Guilfoyle was later replaced by Jeanine Pirro four years later in 2022. Juan Williams (2011–2021): An original panelist from the show's inception, Williams announced on May 26, 2021, that he would be leaving the show to stay in Washington D.C. with his family while The Five resumed in-studio shows in New York City following the COVID-19 pandemic (Williams had been appearing