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O’Reilly Settled New Harassment Claims, Then Fox Renewed His Contract
New York Times ^ | October 21, 2017 | EMILY STEEL and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

Posted on 10/21/2017 10:57:43 AM PDT by be-baw

Last January, six months after Fox News ousted its chairman amid a sexual harassment scandal, the network’s top-rated host at the time, Bill O’Reilly, struck a $32 million agreement with a longtime network analyst to settle new sexual harassment allegations, according to two people briefed on the matter — an extraordinarily large amount for such cases.

Although the deal has not been previously made public, the network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, acknowledges that it was aware of the woman’s complaints about Mr. O’Reilly. They included allegations of repeated harassment, a nonconsensual sexual relationship and the sending of gay pornography and other sexually explicit material to her, according to the people briefed on the matter.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billoreilly; fox; foxnews; wiehl
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Anonymous sources. It will be interesting to see if and how O'Reilly. responds.
1 posted on 10/21/2017 10:57:43 AM PDT by be-baw
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To: be-baw

why is it that I cant see O’riely sending out gay porn. to harass some one.


2 posted on 10/21/2017 11:03:29 AM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: be-baw

Could someone please harass me please


3 posted on 10/21/2017 11:04:26 AM PDT by BRL
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To: be-baw

When O’Reilly appeared on Hannity’s program recently he noted that Hannity had fought and kept his job while he made the mistake (or however he put it) of not fighting and was forced out at FoxNews. I wonder if he’ll fight this time.

A $32,000,000 settlement with only one or a couple of accusers is pretty damning in itself. That’s a massive amount for an individual.


4 posted on 10/21/2017 11:05:09 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: be-baw

“according to two people briefed on the matter”

that would be the guy who scrubs out the large Bunn coffee maker in the break room and his assistant ...

32 million simply not a believable amount ...


5 posted on 10/21/2017 11:12:26 AM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: be-baw

So basically they dredged up a year old story to cover for Weinstein and the Dems. Typical.


6 posted on 10/21/2017 11:13:34 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Dump Flake)
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To: vladimir998

Hannity is pretty much a straight arrow. Falafel-Loofah Boy is a horn dog and an angry, violent abuser of women.


7 posted on 10/21/2017 11:14:46 AM PDT by nickedknack ("Your time is up!")
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To: be-baw

Typically, in large $ settlements, there is a “quiet” clause. The recipient of the $ can’t talk about the settlement and share facts of any nature.

The only people who know...are BOR, the lawyers and the recipient.

If true...someone talked...and someone may be out of big $.


8 posted on 10/21/2017 11:16:07 AM PDT by Herodes
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To: InABunkerUnderSF

Yes, the Lapdog Media and the ‘RAT wing of the Uniparty are doing their damndest to deflect from the Weinstein scandal.


9 posted on 10/21/2017 11:16:56 AM PDT by nickedknack ("Your time is up!")
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To: vladimir998
"A $32,000,000 settlement with only one or a couple of accusers is pretty damning in itself. That’s a massive amount for an individual."

It borders on the unbelievable. I've never heard anything more than a three or four million for a single victim. And why would a heterosexual male send a woman gay pornography?
10 posted on 10/21/2017 11:18:55 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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"Then Fox Renewed His Contract"

He was their most valuable employee.

11 posted on 10/21/2017 11:21:52 AM PDT by Retired Chemist
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“I cant see O’riely sending out gay porn”

Maybe there are some girl on girl, or threesome pictures.

The Slimes may just be artfully phrasing it to slur O’Rielly himself as homosexual/bisexual.

Or they may just be straight out lying again.


12 posted on 10/21/2017 11:25:34 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: PCPOET7

I’m not sure he’s even computer-literate enough to do that.


13 posted on 10/21/2017 11:29:40 AM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Steve_Seattle
It borders on the unbelievable. I've never heard anything more than a three or four million for a single victim. And why would a heterosexual male send a woman gay pornography?

A guess here, but possibly girl on girl porn...
14 posted on 10/21/2017 11:32:00 AM PDT by farming pharmer
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Divide it by 10, and you’ll be close.


15 posted on 10/21/2017 11:36:54 AM PDT by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: be-baw

how is a grown woman in a nonconsensual sexual relationship?
SMH.


16 posted on 10/21/2017 11:38:42 AM PDT by ronniesgal (still winning !!)
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To: vladimir998

That amount also demonstrates guilt. It is noteworthy that President Trump has NEVER settled such a charge and never lost a harassment claim against him. Even the much ballyhood “pussy” charges against him were demonstrably claims by him that the Harvey Weinsteins of the world take advantage of their power with willing distaff participants. Much like VP Pence, Trump isolates himself from women seeking to compromise him. The mediaa, of course, will not cover this. Tere is ample evidence going back 20 yrs and more that the young DT was extremely circumspect in who he dated. Prospects were required to pass a series of investigations before they were allowed near him. It is not for nothing that he has never been accused of philandering.


17 posted on 10/21/2017 11:40:00 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Progressivism is 2 year olds in a poop fight.)
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To: be-baw

3.2 million maybe... 32 million? Oh hell no! This is bogus from the get go.


18 posted on 10/21/2017 11:43:03 AM PDT by Bullish (Whatever it takes to MAGA)
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“that would be the guy who scrubs out the large Bunn coffee maker in the break room and his assistant ...”

Nonsense! No one has ever cleaned one of those machines.


19 posted on 10/21/2017 11:43:26 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump.)
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To: be-baw

That is not “go away, frivolous suit” money. That is GUILTY money.


20 posted on 10/21/2017 11:43:33 AM PDT by Yaelle
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