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American TV executive and consultant (1940–2017)
Multiple women accused Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment, inappropriate sexual conduct and other improper behavior; Fox News and O’Reilly paid settlements reportedly totaling about $13 million to fiv...
Bill O’Reilly lost his flagship Fox News platform in April 2017 after reporting revealed multiple settlements with women alleging sexual harassment — payouts Reuters and the New York Times reported to...
Bill O’Reilly’s public career has been punctuated by multiple sexual‑harassment allegations, large confidential settlements and litigation that culminated in his ouster from Fox News in 2017; reportin...
Bill O’Reilly’s exit from Fox News followed a cascade of civil settlements and advertiser defections that forced the network to sever ties with its highest‑rated host; the departure produced substanti...
Multiple women accused Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment that ranged from propositions and unwelcome advances to lewd comments, threats to careers and alleged nonconsensual sex; five women received m...
Fox News’ parent, Twenty-First Century Fox, reported in costs tied to settlements of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations related to Fox News for its fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017; ...
Documented public settlements tied to sexual‑harassment claims at Fox News include high‑profile individual payouts — notably Gretchen Carlson’s $20 million settlement and reported payments totaling $1...
Yes — multiple accusers who accepted confidential settlements later spoke publicly or otherwise sought to negate the secrecy those agreements were supposed to impose, with high-profile examples includ...
Mainstream U.S. television outlets most commonly perceived as left-leaning are CNN and MSNBC, with broadcast network news (NBC, ABC, CBS) frequently characterized as center-to-center-left by parts of ...
Roger Ailes, as Fox News’s long-time chief, cultivated and protected powerful on-air talent and fought to shield senior men from consequences even as harassment allegations accumulated, while Rupert M...
Multiple women accused Bill O’Reilly of a pattern of sexual harassment spanning years that included unwanted sexual propositions and advances, lewd comments and explicit phone calls, threats or retali...
Major U.S. outlets widely reported that Bill O’Reilly was forced out of Fox News after multiple sexual‑harassment allegations and settlements, and framed his firing as part of a broader culture crisis...
The O’Reilly scandal involved multiple sexual‑harassment settlements, including a widely reported $32 million payment revealed by major outlets, and at least six publicly known agreements tied to him ...