OReilly struck $32M sexual harassment settlement while at Fox: report

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle a sexual harassment claim a month before Fox News extended his contract, according to The New York Times.

Two people briefed on the matter told the Times that 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, knew about the complaints against O’Reilly, which were brought by a Fox analyst.

The complaint contained allegations of sexual harassment and a nonconsensual sexual relationship with O’Reilly, according to the Times, and was settled for $32 million in January.

21st Century Fox and O’Reilly reached a four-year contract extension worth $25 million the following month.

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/356543-oreilly-struck-32m-sexual-harassment-settlement-while-at-fox-news-report

[MattP]

1. Who do you think it was? 32 million it had to be a big name

[JI7]

5. She probably recorded it

[procon]

2. "a Fox analyst"

So it's not someone at Fox, but an outside contracted commentator. Can't be too many women who fit that category.

Adding:

They included allegations of repeated harassment, a nonconsensual sexual relationship and the sending of gay pornography and other sexually explicit material to her...

https://www.mediaite.com/online/oreilly-settled-32-million-sexual-harassment-claim-month-before-signing-fox-news-contract/

[stevenleser]

3. No, if they called them a Fox Analyst it is a paid employee of Fox.

Analysts and contributors are the lowest level of on screen paid employees.

[stevenleser]

4. Apparently it was Lis Wiehl

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis_Wiehl

[FakeNoose]

6. Found this on her website

Nice payday, but it probably wasn't worth it.

[stevenleser]

8. I wonder what happened that resulted in that high of a number?

I deleted my previous response because what happened to her had to have been pretty awful and in light of that no humor is warranted

[FakeNoose]

11. ...

I don't know anything about this case, other than what's posted here on DU.

But apparently she had proof in the form of videotape and written/posted/emails. (No he said/she said.)
And it was not consentual. PLUS she knows the law and wasn't going to let him walk away from it.

So yeah, she got a big payday but it probably wasn't worth it.

[Bradical79]

12. Rape, basically.

From the topic post: "non-consensual sexual relationship".

[malaise]

9. A non-consensual sexual relationship? WTF??

Isn't that simply known as RAPE?

[stevenleser]

10. You would think so. Someone who knows the laws of various states may be able to chime in

regarding a couple of different types of coercive situations. I am guessing that it was something about the career. I tend to refer people to this page a lot:

https://www.bustle.com/articles/67926-is-it-rape-if-you-say-yes-5-types-of-sexual-coercion-explained

If he threatened her career if she didn't sleep with him #2 would seem to fit this situation

[question everything]

13. Thought the same thing (nt)

[cbdo2007]

14. I dont' think there was any contact, I just think the "nonconsensual" was that he sent her pics and

videos of him doing various things and that is why the high pay day. She threatened to release the pics and videos.

[malaise]

16. So how is it a relationship?

I am totally confused.

[cbdo2007]

17. I don't think the term "relationship" implies touching...

I have relationships with my coworkers, parents, kids, friends, I had a great relationship with my dog. Doesn't mean any of them were physical.

It is confusing with the terminology used, but in my research on this subject with O'Reilly it does not appear there was ever a physical relationship but he definitely did send her inappropriate pics/videos that she did not ask for or want, so then my speculation is the only reason he would make that big of a payout is if the pics/videos are of him.

[dalton99a]

15. The evidence was strong