Former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly will receive $25 million as part of his settlement to leave the network in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The scathing story also reported that a total of five women have received payouts totaling to roughly $13 million from either O'Reilly or 21st Century Fox as hush money to prevent them from pursuing litigation or speaking about their accusations against him.
During the Today show's extensive coverage on Thursday of Bill O'Reilly leaving Fox News over sexual harassment allegations, the NBC morning program used the controversy to resurrect the unsubstantiated 1991 smear campaign against then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Bill O'Reilly and his soon-to-be (reportedly) "staggering" golden parachute were returning from his Italian vacation when news of his firing arrived. She said that O'Reilly didn't speak to her for weeks except to make sexualized grunting noises when he'd walk by her desk.
Russia's supreme court bans Jehovah's Witnesses
Some of the group's publications are listed as "extremist literature". "We fear that people will end up in jail", he said. A number of books and pamphlets by Jehovah's Witnesses have also been banned in Russian Federation in the past years.
Mr O'Reilly, who has been off the air on vacation since April 11, said in a written statement on Wednesday he was proud of his "unprecedented success" at Fox.
Ailes in his resignation letter did not indicate he did anything wrong.
Mr O'Reilly will be replaced in his prime-time lineup by Fox host Tucker Carlson. His show, "The O'Reilly Factor", had some of the highest ratings in cable news.it was a primary advertising revenue generator for Fox.
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