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Bill O’Reilly, struck a $32 million agreement with a longtime network analyst to settle new sexual harassment allegations — an extraordinarily large amount for such cases.

  

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Via:  johnrussell  •  9 years ago  •  47 comments

Bill O’Reilly, struck a $32 million agreement with a longtime network analyst to settle new sexual harassment allegations — an extraordinarily large amount for such cases.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html

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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.

It was at least the sixth agreement — and by far the largest — made by either Mr. O’Reilly or the company to settle harassment allegations against him. Despite that record, 21st Century Fox began contract negotiations with Mr. O’Reilly, and in February granted him a four-year extension that paid $25 million a year.

Interviews with people familiar with the settlement, and documents obtained by The New York Times, show how the company tried and ultimately failed to contain the second wave of a sexual harassment crisis that initially burst into public view the previous summer and cost the Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, and eventually Mr. O’Reilly, their jobs.

In January, the reporting shows, Rupert Murdoch and his sons, Lachlan and James, the top executives at 21st Century Fox, made a business calculation to stand by Mr. O’Reilly despite his most recent, and potentially most explosive, harassment dispute.

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Their decision came as the company was trying to convince its employees, its board and the public that it had cleaned up the network’s workplace culture. At the same time, they were determined to hold on to Mr. O’Reilly, whose value to the network increased after the departure of another prominent host, Megyn Kelly.



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JohnRussell
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1  seeder  JohnRussell    9 years ago

Harvey O'Reillystein, lol. 

 
 
 
Account Deleted
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2  Account Deleted    9 years ago

Somehow O'Reilly and Trump must be planning a new reality show.

Or maybe host something like

"> Mystery Sciecnce Fiction Theater 3000 .

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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2.1  seeder  JohnRussell  replied to  Account Deleted @2    9 years ago

If it were Chris Matthews instead of Bill O'Reilly this seed would have 50 comments already. 

 
 
 
Sparty On
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2.1.1  Sparty On  replied to  JohnRussell @2.1    9 years ago

If it was about Trump it would already have over 100 hate filled rants from all our favorite dimwitted Trump haters.

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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2.1.2  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Sparty On @2.1.1    9 years ago

That's already been reveled.

 
 
 
Rmando
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3  Rmando    9 years ago

Maybe Bill Clinton and Anthony Weiner are taking notes for future reference. And btw O'Reilly was never elected to anything.

 
 
 
MrFrost
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3.1  MrFrost  replied to  Rmando @3    9 years ago
Maybe Bill Clinton

Maybe Bill O'Reiley..... You know, the guy in the article? Some things never change Mando, your default answer to everything is, "But...........but......but.......Clinton!!!!', is one of them. Also, trump had 12 accusers, Clinton only had 10, trump wins again! 

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As many have already said....no one and I mean NO ONE....pays #32 million dollars for false allegations. This also isn't the first time Billy has paid off accusers, this is the 6th time. 

 
 
 
Rmando
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3.1.1  Rmando  replied to  MrFrost @3.1    9 years ago

How many people pay $800,000 like Clinton did to Paula Jones? Plus all those totally unproven allegations against Trump disappeared after the election. The biggest case against him involved a woman who couldn't even remember the year it supposedly happened.

We're still talking about Clinton's accusers 25+ years later.

 
 
 
MrFrost
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3.1.2  MrFrost  replied to  Rmando @3.1.1    9 years ago
We're still talking about Clinton's accusers 25+ years later.

No, YOU are. Like I said, every post of your always circles back to the clintons. Did you know this article is about O'Reily? 

 
 
 
pat wilson
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5  pat wilson    9 years ago

Can we separate the sexual harassment issue from politics ? Can we all agree that sexual or any other type of harassment is just wrong ? Acting out in an aggressive manner toward others is not only inappropriate but criminal if threatening.

 
 
 
lib50
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5.1  lib50  replied to  pat wilson @5    9 years ago

I do agree with you.  This is everywhere, in every corner, in many many businesses by all political parties and religions, neighbors.  My orthodontist.   I see my generation didn't succeed in dealing with sexual harassment and am proud to see this finally getting dealt with.  I don't know any woman who hasn't dealt with it over the course of their life. 

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6  1ofmany    9 years ago

I honestly don’t see what O’Reilly could possibly do to any woman (and stay out of jail) that’s worth $32 million. Normally, a person agrees to settle for an amount less than a potential jury verdict just to avoid aggravation but I doubt any jury would award a sum as high or higher than this settlement. This seems like extortion money. 

 
 
 
lib50
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6.1  lib50  replied to  1ofmany @6    9 years ago

You don't know the way it works then.  Shut them up by paying them off and not allowing them to discuss it.  He must have really been bad to Lis Wiehl.  Extortion my ass.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.1.1  1ofmany  replied to  lib50 @6.1    9 years ago

Sexual harassment is a gravy train. I want to be harassed. 

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.1.3  1ofmany  replied to  Release The Kraken @6.1.2    9 years ago

I’m married so you can stop looking at my saber. 

 
 
 
lib50
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6.1.4  lib50  replied to  1ofmany @6.1.1    9 years ago
Sexual harassment is a gravy train. I want to be harassed.

Way to prove you are clueless.  There is nothing funny about being harassed.  Hope you don't have a daughter.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.1.6  1ofmany  replied to  lib50 @6.1.4    9 years ago
Way to prove you are clueless. There is nothing funny about being harassed. Hope you don't have a daughter.

Oh please. You don’t even know if the allegations are true or, if true, what impact they had. Your daughter probably wouldn’t get more than $32 million if O’Reilly ran over her with a fucking truck. Tell me why anybody should hit the lottery just for being harassed. And, if its that easy to make $32 million then, hell yeah, I want some easy money too. 

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.1.8  1ofmany  replied to  Have Opinion Will Travel @6.1.7    9 years ago

If people can get $32 million dollars for being sexually harassed, the line of people waiting to be harassed would be so long that the front and end of the line would be in different time zones. 

 
 
 
lib50
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6.1.9  lib50  replied to  1ofmany @6.1.6    9 years ago

It doesn't always happen as soon as I would like, but this time I think your patronizing ignorance is becoming more and more tedious and annoying to more and more women each day.  Patience required, but eventually karma is a bitch.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.1.10  1ofmany  replied to  lib50 @6.1.9    9 years ago
It doesn't always happen as soon as I would like, but this time I think your patronizing ignorance is becoming more and more tedious and annoying to more and more women each day.

If I ever gave you the impression that I care what you think, then I apologize. 

 
 
 
epistte
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6.1.11  epistte  replied to  1ofmany @6.1.8    9 years ago
If people can get $32 million dollars for being sexually harassed, the line of people waiting to be harassed would be so long that the front and end of the line would be in different time zones.

The zeros start to add up when the person who assaulted you is a repeat offender who is a major figure in the conservative political media. Being harassed by Joe the maintenance man in the trailer park won't get you more than a warm 6 pack of Busch.

 
 
 
pat wilson
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6.2  pat wilson  replied to  1ofmany @6    9 years ago
This seems like extortion money.

Apparently he was sending her gay porn  videos , I think this is where the 32 million payoff comes in.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.2.2  1ofmany  replied to  pat wilson @6.2    9 years ago
Apparently he was sending her gay porn videos , I think this is where the 32 million payoff comes in.

Unless it would make her go blind or suffer brain damage, I really don’t see how it’s worth $32 million.  Without some extraordinary explanation, he’s just being a nuisance and I wouldn’t award her more than a nominal sum, like $15 dollars.

If somebody I worked with sent me gay porn, I would tell him that I found it offensive and forward it and all further packages to management so they could pre-screen it before giving it to me. On the other hand, if I can make $32 million, my wife and I would slap hands that I had just hit the lottery and run to see an attorney.

 
 
 
Kavika
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6.2.3  Kavika   replied to  pat wilson @6.2    9 years ago

For a supposed hetrosexual guy, why in the world is he sending her gay porn? 

As for the $32 million, he sure as hell wanted to keep whatever he did secret. 

And yesterday he said that he's ''mad at God'' for allowing this...He has to be kidding. God is supposed to protect perverts like O'Reilly? I don't think so.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.2.4  1ofmany  replied to  Kavika @6.2.3    9 years ago
As for the $32 million, he sure as hell wanted to keep whatever he did secret.

If someone wants to keep something secret and the other one says "this is my price for keeping my mouth shut (if that's what happened), isn't that basically extortion?

 
 
 
Kavika
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6.2.5  Kavika   replied to  1ofmany @6.2.4    9 years ago

Whatabout

 
 
 
epistte
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6.2.6  epistte  replied to  Kavika @6.2.3    9 years ago
And yesterday he said that he's ''mad at God'' for allowing this...He has to be kidding. God is supposed to protect perverts like O'Reilly? I don't think so.

Maybe he prays to the same god as the pedo priests who blame the child for encouraging the priest?

 
 
 
epistte
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6.2.7  epistte  replied to  1ofmany @6.2.4    9 years ago
If someone wants to keep something secret and the other one says "this is my price for keeping my mouth shut (if that's what happened), isn't that basically extortion?

Not if what happened to the first party was a criminal offense.  Nobody forced them to pay. Those choosing to pay them off instead of what happened becoming damaging public knowledge or possibly a criminal prosecution.

 
 
 
1ofmany
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6.2.8  1ofmany  replied to  epistte @6.2.7    9 years ago
Not if what happened to the first party was a criminal offense. Nobody forced them to pay. Those choosing to pay them off instead of what happened becoming damaging public knowledge or possibly a criminal prosecution.

Extortion isn't necessarily based on a threat to disclose a crime, if that's what you mean. It can be simply a threat to expose anything e.g. adultery. Extortion, blackmail, and shakedown are all synonyms.

 
 
 
Hal A. Lujah
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7  Hal A. Lujah    9 years ago

This just in ... it's God's fault!

O'Reilly: I'm 'mad at God' over allegations of sexual harassment

Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said Monday he's "mad at God" for the sexual misconduct allegations he's faced in recent months.

"You know, am I mad at God? Yeah, I'm mad at him," O'Reilly said. "I wish I had more protection. I wish this stuff didn't happen. I can't explain it to you. Yeah, I'm mad at him."

CNN was the first to report the remarks, which came on a new episode of his "No Spin News" web show.

 
 
 
magnoliaave
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7.1  magnoliaave  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @7    9 years ago

I couldn't believe he said that, but he did!

 
 
 
MrFrost
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7.2  MrFrost  replied to  Hal A. Lujah @7    9 years ago

Republicans never..........EVER accept any responsibility for anything...they ALWAYS blame someone else and apparently not even God is immune from being thrown under the bus. 

 
 
 
Capt. Cave Man
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8  Capt. Cave Man    9 years ago

Never did like O'Reilly, always thought he was a pompous jackass.

 
 

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