The New York Times on Saturday reported that former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly had settled a sexual harassment lawsuit for $32 million — and then had his contract renewed by Fox News only a month later.
Breaking News: Bill O'Reilly settled a harassment claim for $32 million. Fox extended his contract a month later. https://t.co/WxQN2j3wOP
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 21, 2017
$32 Million settlement paid by @BillOReilly for alleged sexual harassment and a “nonconsensual sexual relationship” https://t.co/KZI5bYcLXl
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 21, 2017
"nonconsensual sexual relationship" is the worst euphemism I've ever heard. If it's nonconsensual, it's inherently not a relationship. https://t.co/pgXq02x8K5
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) October 21, 2017
Or, as it's known to normal people, rape and/or sexual assault https://t.co/9THuUsUfO8
— kilgore trout was in the loop (@KT_So_It_Goes) October 21, 2017
It doesn’t take much imagination to guess what “nonconsensual sexual relationship” means when $32 million is involved. https://t.co/bgpkvnJmEB
— John (@Bearcat50) October 21, 2017
1. Bill O'Reilly settled a sexual harassment claim for $32,000,000
2. Fox News *renewed* his contract once settlement finalized
3. WTF pic.twitter.com/MpM99CKjCL— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 21, 2017
O’Reilly’s spokesperson fired back with a statement soon after the news broke.
New statement from Bill O’Reilly’s spokesman says the $32 million leak is “obviously designed” to kill his chances of getting a new TV job pic.twitter.com/GTwpICozCK
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 21, 2017
Here’s a bit of that statement in an easier-to-read format:
O’Reilly also later tweeted from his personal account, referring readers to his website and calling the New York Times article “another smear.”
Yet another smear article on me. https://t.co/rryWmyXe7C has the verifiable truth. Please check it out. https://t.co/rGdVIF3SDD
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 21, 2017
While O’Reilly and the New York Times were fighting it out, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson, who charged Roger Ailes with sexual harassment and settled with 21st Century Fox Corporation for $20 million, had this to say:
Nobody pays $32m for false allegations – nobody https://t.co/qB3njcHHuy
— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) October 21, 2017
Got that right, Gretchen! https://t.co/j8w7q3XoRq
— Bill Coady (@WiscHumanist) October 21, 2017
The lady @GretchenCarlson knows of what she speaks. https://t.co/inM0YFXDxU
— Guy who writes (@BogeyGuyC) October 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/ConsWahoo/status/921882233539047424
You are so correct. https://t.co/Fju3oG1IbT
— Old Surehand (@lkrfn) October 21, 2017
Nailed it. https://t.co/KBbULDb3GQ
— Cindy McNary (@Nadomom) October 21, 2017
zinger. https://t.co/pYjRsGkaWO
— danny mo (@_dannymo_) October 21, 2017
32 million dollars is a lot for an individual to buy another's silence.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 21, 2017
1/ 32M. That's one mil for every tooth someone could have punched out of O'Reilly's mouth for being a cad the very first time he started in
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 21, 2017
2/ think how much better off he'd been if that had happened and he had lived in fear of being called out for his vile personal conduct.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 21, 2017
That’s a lot to spend on a lawsuit only to have it leaked to the New York Times. And we’re sure it’s not the last we’ve heard from O’Reilly.
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