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Bill O'Reilly's sexual harassment scandal
On October 13, 2004, O'Reilly sued
former O'Reilly Factor producer Andrea Mackris for what he
claimed was a politically motivated extortion attempt against him. He also sued her lawyer, Benedict P. Morelli, and Morelli's
law firm for the same reason.
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'urlexpansion'>(http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1013042oreilly1.html) O'Reilly's lawsuit contended that
Mackris had privately demanded more than $60 million (USD) to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit she was planning on filing
against O'Reilly, Fox News, and Westwood One in court. A few hours after O'Reilly's lawsuit was filed, Mackris filed her own
against O'Reilly for allegedly making sexually inappropriate comments to her.
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On October 19, Mackris filed an amended complaint, adding what she claimed
were further details of O'Reilly's alleged sexual harassment. In addition to noting that O'Reilly had issued no formal denials,
the complaint described actions allegedly taken against her by Fox and O'Reilly for the purpose of retaliation for filing her
original complaint, and asked for additional damages. Fox News contended that Mackris was still on their payroll at the time her
lawsuit was amended, and that she had not shown up for work for over two weeks and had stated she was not going to return at any
point. They also moved to obtain the court's permission to fire Mackris without it appearing that they were retaliating, which
would be illegal according to sexual harassment statutes.
On October 20, O'Reilly and Fox News petitioned the court, asking for any
tapes Mackris had of the alleged conversations to be turned over.
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'urlexpansion'>(http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1020042fox1.html) The court agreed to meet on
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_29" title="October 29">October 29 to decide whether or not the alleged tapes should be turned over to O'Reilly
and his lawyers. However, the case was settled on October 28, 2004 before it ever reached the court, with both parties stating
publicly that no wrong had been done by O'Reilly or Mackris, and that the terms of the settlement would remain private.
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'urlexpansion'>(http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-10-28-oreilly-settles_x.htm) O'Reilly stated on
Charlie Rose the next month that he had no
interest in discussing the case further, and that he wanted everyone, including the press, to understand that the settlement
indicated "O'Reilly did nothing wrong".
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New York Times
February 24, 2018
In fact, that night he planned to give a dinner party that would include Mr. Bannon and the former Fox News head Roger E. Ailes, who had advised the Trump campaign after being forced out at Fox over charges of sexual harassment. (That dinner would eventually serve as the prologue for the book.).
Geo News, Pakistan
February 24, 2018
The bombshell claims against Weinstein, made public in October, saw dozens of Hollywood women come forward with accusations ranging from sexual harassment to rape. It launched the global #MeToo campaign that encouraged victims to speak out. Similar allegations surfaced against a raft of leadingÃÂ ...
News@UofT
February 22, 2018
“We wanted to sound really tough, frankly,” recalled Jodi Kantor, one of two reporters who uncovered how Weinstein got away with alleged sexual harassment and sexual assault of women for decades thanks to a web of enablers. Kantor, known here for her work covering the resettlement of Syrian refugeesÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 22, 2018
Bloom, the daughter of famed feminist attorney Gloria Allred, has represented women who have accused Bill Cosby and Bill O'Reilly of sexual harassment and assault in the past. She also drew considerable criticism last year when she briefly served as an advisor to disgraced film mogul Harvey WeinsteinÃÂ ...
Kankakee Daily Journal
February 22, 2018
Fox Entertainment Group, the parent of Fox News Channel, saw some of its biggest names depart recently amid charges of sexual harassment _ franchise personalities like Bill O'Reilly and the late Fox News CEO and founder Roger Ailes, who resigned in 2016. And Fox, of course, angers many AmericansÃÂ ...
Jezebel
February 21, 2018
For the past seven years, former Fox News host and best-selling author Bill O'Reilly has made his ex-wife's life a living hell. As detailed in reporting by Jezebel and Gawker, O'Reilly's efforts against his former spouse, Maureen McPhilmy, have targeted her new family, her membership in their local CatholicÃÂ ...
The Hill (blog)
February 20, 2018
... criticism for his argument that government restrictions won't curtail violence. He once commented that the deadly Las Vegas shooting last October that killed 58 people was "the price of freedom." O'Reilly was fired from Fox last year after a series of sexual harassment allegations against him were reportedÃÂ ...
Boston Herald
February 19, 2018
Credit: Courtesy. HUSH MONEY: Harvey Weinstein, left, Bill O'Reilly, center, and Roger Ailes were accused of sexual harassment and paid off accusers with large financial settlements. Critics argue that this type of agreement could foster future harassment. Placeholder image. DIZOGLIOÃÂ ...
The Independent
February 6, 2018
A New York Times report later revealed that he had reached a $32m (ã23m) settlement with a former Fox analyst over sexual harassment allegations. O'Reilly, received his Bachelor of Arts history degree from Marist in 1971. Thirty years later, the private liberal arts college in the small city of Poughkeepsie,à...
Poughkeepsie Journal
February 5, 2018
4, said that the decision to revoke O'Reilly's honorary degree is the response to accusations that the former Fox News host engaged in “multiple acts” of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment of women in the workplace. O'Reilly was fired from Fox News in April 2017. In October, the New York TimesÃÂ ...
The Hill
January 29, 2018
In October, the Times also revealed that the former "O'Reilly Factor" host had paid $32 million in January 2017 to settle a sexual harassment suit filed by former Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl. Ruddy had stated publicly he was interested in bringing O'Reilly onto his network, which launched in 2014.
Lifehacker
January 26, 2018
That Bill O'Reilly would blithely keep living his high-profile life, outside of a jail or a bankruptcy court, after shelling out at least $45 million in settlements for at least six sexual harassment cases, is sadly unsurprising. That each of his tweets are littered with mocking replies from people with a sense ofÃÂ ...
William & Mary News
January 24, 2018
When the first explosive headlines appeared and accusations of sexual harassment against men from high-profile professions were shown to have merit, Caitlin Brown cautioned against terming #MeToo a “social movement.” Brown, visiting associate professor of government at William & Mary, specializesÃÂ ...
Vox
January 24, 2018
The idea that the most popular host in cable news could lose his job because of a settlement trail and because of sexual harassment allegations felt so new. And it was also kind of a wakeup call inside the building. Of course we knew that sexual harassment happened. That wasn't a surprise to us. But theÃÂ ...
Business Times of Western Colorado
January 24, 2018
John Conyers, Al Franken, Mark Halperin, Dustin Hoffman, Garrison Keillor, Matt Lauer, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Oreskes and Harvey Weinstein. The list of individuals accused of sexual harassment seems to grow longer every day. And while sexual harassment in the workplace isn't a new issue, its increasedÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
January 24, 2018
Sexual harassment and assault is not about sex, it is about power. Confidential settlement agreements can give perpetrators even more power over their victims by silencing them. One need look no further than the settlement agreements signed by some of the dozens of women and girls who have accusedÃÂ ...
Law.com
January 10, 2018
The daily press coverage disclosing alleged actions of high profile men accused of sexual harassment in the workplace, has resulted in a change to the tax treatment of settlements in claims of sexual harassment and discrimination. Under a key provision of the new tax law: “No deduction shall be allowedÃÂ ...
Bucks County Courier Times
January 10, 2018
Recently, I retired after almost 55 years as an executive in the retail industry. A successful career allowed me to achieve a very high-level position, which gave me access to officials in government, media, entertainment and business. For a significant period of time, I represented my company doing businessÃÂ ...
NPR
January 10, 2018
Murdoch's 21st Century Fox, Fox's parent company, had to issue a statement cleaning up the damage caused by those remarks among outraged female employees. Many female former Fox News journalists other than Carlson had come forward to attest to sexual harassment by Ailes (all of which he deniedÃÂ ...
MyDaytonDailyNews
January 8, 2018
“The more light we can shine on these issues — on sexual harassment and all other discrimination charges — the better we are as a community,” said Mary Turocy, director of public affairs and civic engagement with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. “Often the perpetrators take advantage of the silenceÃÂ ...
Fortune
January 3, 2018
Nearly every day, a new case of sexual harassment by a famous figure appears in the news. But it's not enough to tarnish these harassers' reputations, or even cause them to be fired. Lost in the public shaming is a sufficient discussion about how to prevent or mitigate this behavior going forward. To reallyÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 31, 2017
WASHINGTON — As the #MeToo movement to expose sexual harassment roils the nation's capital, political partisans are exploiting the moment, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support accusers who come forward with charges against President Trump and members of Congress, even amidÃÂ ...
Today.com
December 31, 2017
Juliet Huddy is a former anchor at Fox News and a longtime broadcasting personality. Last year, she reached an agreement with the network after coming forward with sexual harassment allegations against former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly. As part of the deal, Huddy signed a nondisclosure agreementÃÂ ...
The Nation.
December 28, 2017
Our year-in-review show opens with Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017. The year began with the resignation of Bill O'Reilly and ended with the resignation of Al Franken. Along the way we had Harvey Weinstein and Roy Moore. But what about sexual harassment by men who aren't in high profile positions inÃÂ ...
News & Observer (blog)
December 28, 2017
Steel and Schmidt worked the O'Reilly story for about seven months before publishing in April. In October, they reported that O'Reilly also had struck a $32 million settlement agreement with a Fox analyst to settle her sexual harassment allegations, and that Fox knew about the women's complaints beforeÃÂ ...
Observer
December 26, 2017
In early February of this lively but dying year in TV news, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News Channel still ruled the right-wing roost. He interviewed President Donald Trump before the Super Bowl. “We've got a lot of killers,” Trump said of the United States. “What, you think our country's innocent?” For perhaps theÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 20, 2017
The women are Andrea Mackris, a former producer on Mr. O'Reilly's show on Fox News who sued him for sexual harassment in 2004, and Rebecca Gomez Diamond, a former host on Fox Business Network who reached a settlement with Mr. O'Reilly in 2011 after coming forward with sexual harassmentÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
December 31, 1999
At the time, O'Reilly, Fox's biggest star, had just been sacked from the network after allegations of sexual harassment became public, and Ailes had been ousted from the network several months earlier for the same reason. Hannity was and still is a primetime show host, and Bannon was still in the WhiteÃÂ ...
TIME
December 31, 1999
The same month, Penguin Random House canceled Mark Halperin's book about the 2016 election after allegations of sexual harassment against Halperin emerged (co-author John Heilemann was collateral damage, but he has said his future plans with the interview material for the book are “TBD”).
Kansas City Star
December 3, 2017
There's a new apology template for famous men who act like pigs, which is why their apologies sound so similar. You wouldn't be surprised to know that these somber statements of contrition — which now appear almost daily — are carefully tweaked by public relations consultants and attorneys before the ...
Delmarva Daily Times
December 3, 2017
More: Sexual harassment is not OK. Time for men to finally get that through their skulls (column). The common theme throughout all of these cases, from Bill Clinton to Matt Lauer, is the use of power to cower and subdue women in the workplace. This is unacceptable and unconscionable and should be ...
San Antonio Express-News
December 3, 2017
Neither is there a remedy in sexual harassment workplace training programs inflicted on employees each year. Workers see through hypocrisy. Even the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says such training programs have been about avoiding liability, not eliminating sexual harassment.
Salt Lake Tribune
December 3, 2017
There are a lot of ways to measure the costs of sexual harassment. Add up the lost wages, missed professional opportunities and personal damage done to the people who are victimized on the job. Tally the costs of internal investigations and the severance packages paid out to big names who are fired for ...
Adweek
December 3, 2017
Cable's biggest draw, Bill O'Reilly, lost his show earlier this year following a review of allegations of sexual harassment against him. “While [morning shows and prime-time news] are an analogous situation, there are all kinds of political complications when you start talking about hard news opinion,” said ...
KSDK
December 2, 2017
For many firms, paying fines for sexual harassment has been treated as a cost of doing business. In the past seven years alone, U.S. companies have paid out more than $295 million in public penalties over sexual harassment claims, according to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission records.
PEOPLE.com
November 30, 2017
Just two months before Matt Lauer was fired from NBC after the network received a complaint against the former Today host over his allegedly “inappropriate sexual behavior,” he interviewed Bill O'Reilly about the allegations of sexual harassment that led to his termination from Fox News. “You were ...
Madison.com
November 28, 2017
It's the first action to address sexual harassment taken by state legislative leaders in the wake of an avalanche of allegations against prominent ...
Newsweek
November 28, 2017
Hillary Clinton ducked a question about her husband's sex scandals while asserting that sexual harassment can simply be found “everywhere” ...
Lynchburg News and Advance
November 28, 2017
Until the 1990s, American electoral politics were divided ideologically, between the opposing ideas of liberalism and conservatism. Now we ...
U.S. News & World Report
November 27, 2017
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defended Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., as "an icon" while being questioned about the sexual harassment ...
The Atlantic
November 27, 2017
In the first earnings call after the head of Amazon Studios, Roy Price, resigned amid sexual-harassment allegations, Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos ...
ABC News
November 21, 2017
they will head to mar-a-lago for the holiday. More on the sexual harassment scandal and the media. One network is taking a big step to make ...
CBS News
November 21, 2017
... emphasis to the #MeToo campaign, which is giving a voice to many women who say they've experienced sexual harassment and abuse.
HuffPost
November 21, 2017
The comic made it clear she wanted nothing to do with O'Reilly, who lost his Fox News job earlier this year amid a series of sexual harassment ...
GQ Magazine
November 21, 2017
Even vagaries like "sexual harassment" are losing their meaning—there is a difference, for example, between Franken allegedly groping a ...
CNNMoney
November 21, 2017
Following the bombshell investigations into Harvey Weinstein's conduct, more people began to speak out about sexual harassment, leading to ...
CNBC
November 21, 2017
Twenty-First Century Fox has reached a $90 million settlement of shareholder claims arising from the sexual harassment scandal at its Fox ...
Naples Daily News
November 14, 2017
The question that reverberates in the deplorable chronicle of sexual harassment and worse by people such as Harvey Weinstein and Bill ...
ABC News
November 14, 2017
Two members of Congress said today that some of their colleagues have engaged in sexual harassment with staffers and others, including ...
HuffPost
November 13, 2017
Bloom, who has built a career advocating for women's rights and defending victims of sexual harassment, has agreed to represent Panter.
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