Kimberly Guilfoyle pleaded with three influential men to help save her job as U.S. ambassador to Greece after a series of damaging stories about her emerged that called into question her conduct while in office, according to a new report.

She sought help from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Fox News Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, The Daily Mail reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Ultimately, her efforts to obtain a lifeline failed. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host and ex-fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., was ousted from her post on October 13, marking a dramatic fall from grace for a woman who nearly married into the first family.

“She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well,” White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters after announcing that the president had asked Guilfoyle to resign. Zacharia herself was fired three days later.

In a statement afterward, the ambassador thanked Trump for the opportunity to serve and vowed to “vigorously” fight the “false” allegations against her, which her representatives had previously denied or downplayed.

Guilfoyle’s calls to the three men came around the time that a series of negative reports about her were published by The Wall Street Journal.

One report alleged that she had promoted a Greek construction firm that employed one of her advisers as a lobbyist. Another reported that she had asked a Trump donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill ahead of her September 2025 Senate confirmation. A third Journal report alleged that she had “boasted about her close ties to two Greek tycoons and said they were bankrolling her high-rolling trips around the world.”

Representatives for Guilfoyle dismissed or pushed back against the claims. She also contacted the White House and claimed that her text messages obtained by the Journal had been AI-generated.

Guilfoyle, 57, asked Hegseth and Barrack for “moral support” and urged them to appeal personally to the president on her behalf. Trump didn’t respond to her calls, The Daily Mail reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

Barrack, a billionaire, said he would provide the ex-Fox News host with support, though it’s unclear what he may have done. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey was indicted by federal prosecutors on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent in 2021, and he was acquitted the following year.

Guilfoyle, the ex-wife of Gavin Newsom, also dialed up billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, asking him to take down The Wall Street Journal’s articles about her. Murdoch, chairman emeritus of the Journal’s parent company, News Corp, declined.

The Journal previously reported that Guilfoyle also attempted to squash a Daily Mail article which indicated she never paid a $1,769 bill for dinner and Champagne. She had asked State Department officials if the article could be scrubbed from the internet. When U.S. officials asked Guilfoyle whether she could prove the bill had been paid, she never provided a receipt.

Her multi-pronged efforts proved successful. The day she was asked to resign, Trump distanced himself from the former Fox News star, telling reporters she “wasn’t a member of my family” and that she “dated my son a long time ago.”

“She went to Greece, she was doing a good job, but we didn’t like what we were reading,” Trump added.

In a lengthy statement released the same day, Guilfoyle promised to fight the “false” allegations against her.

“These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my reputation, and my integrity,” she wrote. “I have dedicated my professional life to fighting for justice, standing up for what is right, and defending the values that make America exceptional. I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.”

“My gratitude and respect for President Trump and Secretary Rubio remain unwavering,” she added. “I am proud of what we accomplished together, and I will always be a loyal supporter of President Trump and his mission to Make America Great Again.”

Since her ouster, insiders have expressed concern that she could soon spill secrets about the first family, The Daily Mail reported last week.

One anonymous source told the newspaper that Trump allies were worried she could release the explosive contents of a “burn book” now that she has “nothing to lose.”

The Independent has contacted Guilfoyle’s attorney for comment.