04-20-2017, 03:09 PM
Keep yer' Hands To Yer'self next time!!
Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News.
'Bill O’Reilly’s reign as the top-rated host in cable news came to an abrupt and embarrassing
end on Wednesday as Fox News forced him out after the disclosure of a series of sexual
harassment allegations against him and an internal investigation that turned up even more.
Mr. O’Reilly and his employers came under intense pressure after an article by The New York
Times on April 1 revealed how Fox News and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, had
repeatedly stood by him even as he and the company reached settlements with five women
who had complained about sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior by him.
The agreements totaled about $13 million.
Since then, more than 50 advertisers had abandoned his show, and women’s rights groups
had called for him to be fired.
Inside the company, women expressed outrage and questioned whether top executives were
serious about maintaining a culture based on “trust and respect,” as they had promised last
summer when another sexual harassment scandal led to the ouster of Roger E. Ailes as
chairman of Fox News.
That left Mr. O’Reilly’s fate in the hands of the Murdoch family, which controls 21st Century Fox.
In the end, according to two people familiar with the decision, Rupert Murdoch and his sons,
James and Lachlan, made their call after reviewing the results of an internal investigation that
found that multiple women had reported inappropriate behavior by Mr. O’Reilly.
“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have
agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” 21st Century Fox
said in a statement...'
SOURCE:
Bill O’Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News.
'Bill O’Reilly’s reign as the top-rated host in cable news came to an abrupt and embarrassing
end on Wednesday as Fox News forced him out after the disclosure of a series of sexual
harassment allegations against him and an internal investigation that turned up even more.
Mr. O’Reilly and his employers came under intense pressure after an article by The New York
Times on April 1 revealed how Fox News and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, had
repeatedly stood by him even as he and the company reached settlements with five women
who had complained about sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior by him.
The agreements totaled about $13 million.
Since then, more than 50 advertisers had abandoned his show, and women’s rights groups
had called for him to be fired.
Inside the company, women expressed outrage and questioned whether top executives were
serious about maintaining a culture based on “trust and respect,” as they had promised last
summer when another sexual harassment scandal led to the ouster of Roger E. Ailes as
chairman of Fox News.
That left Mr. O’Reilly’s fate in the hands of the Murdoch family, which controls 21st Century Fox.
In the end, according to two people familiar with the decision, Rupert Murdoch and his sons,
James and Lachlan, made their call after reviewing the results of an internal investigation that
found that multiple women had reported inappropriate behavior by Mr. O’Reilly.
“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have
agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” 21st Century Fox
said in a statement...'
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