2017-11-08T11:34:28-08:00Bill O'Reilly's Fox News Contract Protected Him from Sexual Harassment Accusations
Bill O'Reilly, the former host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, was apparently so dogged by accusations of sexual harassment that he had a protection clause written into his old contract with the network. Because of the clause, Fox News couldn't fire O'Reilly for the many sexual harassment claims against him. That is, they couldn't fire him until his contract expired, which is what they did.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
According to 21st Century Fox independent director Jacques Nasser, Bill O'Reilly had a clause in his old employment agreement with Fox News that stated he could not be dismissed on the basis of harassment allegations unless those allegations were proven in court. The revelation may help explain why O'Reilly survived so long at the cable news channel despite many settlements including...
Bill O'Reilly, the former host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, was apparently so dogged by accusations of sexual harassment that he had a protection clause written into his old contract with the network. Because of the clause, Fox News couldn't fire O'Reilly for the many sexual harassment claims against him. That is, they couldn't fire him until his contract expired, which is what they did.
Via The Hollywood Reporter.
According to 21st Century Fox independent director Jacques Nasser, Bill O'Reilly had a clause in his old employment agreement with Fox News that stated he could not be dismissed on the basis of harassment allegations unless those allegations were proven in court. The revelation may help explain why O'Reilly survived so long at the cable news channel despite many settlements including...
- 11/8/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Lis Wiehl is a lawyer, an author, and a television personality who was born in Yakima, Washington on August 19, 1961. Prior to working in television Wiehl worked as a federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office. She is now best-known for her role as the former legal analyst for the Fox News Channel. She is also well-known for writing mystery novels. She has recently hit the headlines after making sexual harassment claims against a former colleague. Here are five things you might not know about Lis Wiehl. 5. She Had Weekly Spots on Many Television Series Although she
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- 11/4/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
Megyn Kelly Tuesday morning connected dots between former Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy having spoken on her NBC News show on Monday, and Fox parent having fired Juliet’s brother before the show was over. “There's more fallout today in the wake of that reported $32M payout by former Fox news anchor Bill O’Reilly to Lis Wiehl,” Kelly began. "O'Reilly accuser Juliet Huddy, a former Fox News anchor was here yesterday…speaking about the downsides of settling the cases like…...
- 10/24/2017
- Deadline TV
Stephen Colbert had some choice words for Bill O’Reilly on Monday’s broadcast of The Late Show.
“We’re in, sadly, the midst of a flurry of sexual harassment and assault allegations against some pretty big names in show biz,” Colbert began.
“Producers like Harvey Weinstein, directors like James Tobak, even former reality show hosts,” he continued, pulling up a picture of President Donald Trump. “And of course, former Fox News pundit and scrotum who wished to be a real boy, Bill O’Reilly.”
O’Reilly, 68, was fired from the network in April after numerous harassment claims came to light.
“We’re in, sadly, the midst of a flurry of sexual harassment and assault allegations against some pretty big names in show biz,” Colbert began.
“Producers like Harvey Weinstein, directors like James Tobak, even former reality show hosts,” he continued, pulling up a picture of President Donald Trump. “And of course, former Fox News pundit and scrotum who wished to be a real boy, Bill O’Reilly.”
O’Reilly, 68, was fired from the network in April after numerous harassment claims came to light.
- 10/24/2017
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
Stephen Colbert didn't hold back in his segment about Bill O'Reilly. During Monday's episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host slammed the "former Fox News pundit and scrotum who wished to be a real boy" for the $32 million settlement The New York Times reported O'Reilly reached in January. According to The New York Times, the multi-million dollar agreement settled sexual harassment allegations raised by former Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl, including "repeated harassment, a nonconsensual sexual relationship and the sending of gay pornography and other sexually explicit material to her." Colbert quipped that the settlement was "exactly the sort of thing you...
- 10/24/2017
- E! Online
It’s a puzzling contradiction: Fox News host Bill O’Reilly paid an eye-popping $32 million to a woman who accused him of sexual harassment and something mysteriously described as a “nonconsensual sexual relationship.” Yet he says he did nothing wrong, and settled only to shield his children from his bad publicity. Why would the fallen king of the “No Spin Zone” pay so much for something he didn’t do? The phrase “nonconsensual sexual relationship” may be key, said attorneys who spoke with TheWrap. Also Read: Harvey Weinstein Staffer Breaks Nda, Says She Was Harassed: 'I Was Furious' Lis Wiehl,...
- 10/24/2017
- by Susan Seager
- The Wrap
Megyn Kelly complained about Bill O'Reilly's behavior last November. The Megyn Kelly Today host made this revelation on her show Monday, explaining that she wrote an email to the co-presidents of Fox News about O'Reilly last year about how he behaved with women. Kelly worked at Fox News from 2004 to Jan. 2017 and now she's sharing what she wrote to her former employers. Over the weekend, The New York Times published a story that alleged O'Reilly had made a $32 million sexual harassment settlement in Jan. 2017 with Lis Wiehl, a Fox News legal analyst, shortly before inking a new contract with the company. A spokesperson for O'Reilly, who was fired by Fox News in...
- 10/23/2017
- E! Online
Bill O’Reilly is opening up about the pain of multiple allegations of sexual harassment he has received over the years — specifically his pain. “It’s horrible what I went through, horrible what my family went through,” O’Reilly told The New York Times reporters Emily Steel and Michael S. Schmidt. The interview followed a Times news report over the weekend of a previously undisclosed settlement between O’Reilly and Fox News analyst Lis Wiehl totaling $32 million. Also Read: Bill O'Reilly Paid $32 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Claim (Update) The January settlement is the largest known payout to any of...
- 10/23/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
AIBill O’Reilly blasted the New York Times on Saturday for a report that the ex-Fox News star paid a $32 million settlement to a former coworker who had accused him of sexual harassment. According to The Times, O’Reilly paid Fox News analyst Lis Wiehl after she threatened to sue him for a “nonconsensual sexual relationship” and that O’Reilly had sent Wiehl “sexually explicit material,” including gay pornography. In a statement shared with TheWrap by attorney Mark Fabiani on behalf of O’Reilly, the former host said The Times had “maliciously smeared” him by relying on “unsubstantiated allegations,...
- 10/22/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Bill O’Reilly’s Post-Sexual Harassment Settlement Contract Included Clause About ‘Other Allegations’
Despite knowing Bill O’Reilly settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a $32 million payment in January, Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox defended its decision to sign the longtime anchor to a lucrative new contract in February, saying in a statement on Saturday the deal had “protections for the company specifically aimed at harassment.” A bombshell New York Times report on Saturday detailed O’Reilly making the payment to Lis Wiehl, a 15-year Fox News analyst, after she’d said the cable star had harassed her and forced a “nonconsensual sexual relationship.” 21st Century Fox gave O’Reilly a fresh four-year contract — with.
- 10/21/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Former Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly paid $32 million earlier this year to settle sexual harassment claims from a coworker, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Lis Wiehl, a 15-year analyst on Fox News, accused O’Reilly of misconduct, saying the dishonored anchorman had repeatedly harassed her and forced a “nonconsensual sexual relationshipâ€. — something 21st Century Fox, parent company of the cable giant, confirmed to the Times. People familiar with the investigation also said O’Reilly had sent sexually explicit material, including gay pornography, to Wiehl. The settlement was made in January — months before his exit from the network.
- 10/21/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Network: Fox News ChannelEpisodes: 5,321 (hour)Seasons: 2oTV show dates: October 7, 1998 -- April 21, 2017Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Bill O'Reilly, Dick Morris, Megyn Kelly, Dennis Miller, Laura Ingraham, Juan Williams, Geraldo Rivera, Mary Katharine Ham, Newt Gingrich, Bernard Goldberg, Jane Hall, Lis Wiehl, Greta Van Susteren, Tonya Reiman, Andrew P. Napolitano, Karl Rove, Margaret Hoover, John Kasich, and Tony Snow.TV show description: Commentator Bill O'Reilly hosts this one-hour news talk-show.Read More…...
- 4/20/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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