May 18 (Reuters) - Roger Ailes, former chief executive of Fox News Channel FOXA.O , has died, a source told Reuters on Thursday.

Ailes resigned from Fox News last July following allegations of sexual harassment, marking an abrupt end to his 20-year rein over America's most lucrative and powerful cable news channel for conservatives.

Ailes was 77, according to Fox's website.

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