Bill O’Reilly’s was fired in February after he paid $32 million to settle a harassment claim?

Did you know that Bill O'Reilly lost his job at Fox in April after The Times revealed the existence of other settlements with women who had accused him of sexual harassment or verbal abuse?

Lis Wiehl

Did you know that The $32 million payout to  Lis Wiehl is far, far higher than any of the previously known settlements?

Did you know that O'Reily is actively seeking a new TV commentary job -- meaning he could be challenging Fox?

 His camp believes the leaks about the Wiehl settlement might be coming from Fox to hurt him.

Did you know that according to the newspaper's report, Wiehl's complaints "included allegations of repeated harassment, a non-consensual sexual relationship and the sending of gay pornography and other sexually explicit material to her?"


Did you know that O'Reily struck a deal with Wiehl in January, right before O'Reilly and Fox finalized an even bigger deal -- a $25-million-a-year contract renewal?



Did you know that "When the company renewed Bill O'Reilly's contract in February, it knew that a sexual harassment lawsuit had been threatened against him by Lis Wiehl, but was informed by Mr. O'Reilly that he had settled the matter personally, on financial terms that he and Ms. Wiehl had agreed were confidential and not disclosed to the company," the spokesman said?


Did you know that O'Reily "new contract, which was made at a time typical for renewals of multi-year talent contracts, added protections for the company specifically aimed at harassment, including that Mr. O'Reilly could be dismissed if the company was made aware of other allegations or if additional relevant information was obtained in a company investigation," the spokesman added. "The company subsequently acted based on the terms of this contract."
The new contract gave Fox an "out?"

Tucker Carlson

Did you know that Fox exercised an option in the contract in April -- when the smaller settlement
payments were reported by the Times, many advertisers fled O'Reilly's show, and the network decided to replace him with Tucker Carlson?

Did you know that the company now faces fresh questions about why it renewed O'Reilly's contract at all, given that there were brand new allegations of misconduct at the time the contract negotiations were taking place?

"Did you know that Wiehl wrote in an email to colleagues on January 18 after 15 years on the air as a legal analyst for Fox News, I have decided to leave Fox to devote myself to my writing and other pursuits, The email was obtained by CNN?

 Now if you didn't know, now you know...



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