Paris mayor plans to sue Fox News over reports of Muslim 'no-go zones'

The mayor of Paris says she intends to sue Fox News over reports aired on the cable channel in the days following the Charlie Hebdo massacre suggesting there are Muslim “no-go zones” in the French capital.

"The image of Paris has been prejudiced," Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. "And the honor of Paris has been prejudiced."

“We empathize with the citizens of France as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life," Michael Clemente, executive vice president of news at Fox News, responded in a statement to Politico. "However, we find the mayor’s comments regarding a lawsuit misplaced."

On Saturday, Fox News' Jeanine Pirro apologized for the assertion made by Islamic terrorism "expert" Steve Emerson claiming that there are "no-go" zones throughout Europe and, specifically, the city of Birmingham in the U.K.

“They’re sort of amorphous, they’re not contiguous necessarily, but they’re sort of safe havens,” Emerson said on Jan. 11. “And they’re places where the governments, like France, Britain, Sweden, Germany — they don’t exercise any sovereignty, so you basically have zones where Sharia courts are set up, where Muslim density is very intense, where police don’t go in."