According to Politico, O'Reilly saw Media Matters' effort as a politically motivated, "left-wing plot" to get him fired, but he stopped short of bringing that email to the attention of 21st Century Fox executives.
The host of The O'Reilly Factor was accused of harassing some of the women working at the network for him and the network paid the at least five women, $13 million in order to settle.
After being relieved of his duties as a right-wing rabble-rouser, O'Reilly issued a statement noting, "It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims".
At the outset, O'Reilly disputed a point made by his guest, New York University professor Linda Mills, who said that women should "think of themselves as sexual beings". New York Times released a report on an investigation conducted against the television host.
Hopefully we've all enjoyed our moment of shadenfreude over Bill O'Reilly getting the boot at Fox News yesterday afternoon, because-as often happens when wealthy, powerful white men get in trouble for something-O'Reilly's going to be just fine.
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Cummins, a father and grandfather, was sacked from his job at Culleoka Unit School a day after he and Thomas disappeared. Attorney Jack Smith says that if convicted of the federal charge, he faces at least 10 years in prison.
2002: O'Reilly allegedly screamed at a young producer named Rachel Witleib Bernstein who left Fox News shortly after the incident with a payout.
"He's a jerk. Nobody likes him", O'Reilly's former boss, Roger Ailes is purported to have said when he was informed of an alleged instance of his star anchor's boorish behavior. O'Reilly went on a previously-scheduled vacation that was to end on April 24th, but now Tucker Carlson will be moving from 9 PM to O'Reilly's 8 PM timeslot. Still, O'Reilly denies the claims.
"By ratings standards, Bill O'Reilly is one of the most accomplished TV personalities in the history of cable news", the memo said. CNN and other news sources cited a confidentiality agreement between the disgraced host and the right wing network.
Allegations against the veteran political commentator date back to 2002, when he settled a lawsuit with a junior producer at FOX News.
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