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Bill O’Reilly at his studio in 2012. He was forced out of Fox News in April after public disclosure
of five settlements related to harassment allegations against him. (photo: Robert Wright/NYT)
O'Reilly Settled $32 Million in New Harassment Claims in January, Then Fox Renewed His Contract
22 October 17
In January, the Fox News host was said to have agreed to a $32 million settlement with a former network analyst, the largest of his known payouts.
ast 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.
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/46432-oreilly-settled-32-million-in-new-harassment-claims-in-january-then-fox-renewed-his-contract
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