MRC's Brent Bozell: Bill O'Reilly Starting To Sound Like OJ Searching For Real Killers
by Larry O'Connor | 6:37 am, November 30th, 2017
Brent Bozell, President of conservative media watchdog Media Research Center, says Bill OReillys constant insistence of innocence in the wake of multiple harassment claims is starting to sound disingenuous, to say the least.
Joining me on my radio program on WMAL in Washington DC, Bozell discussed the ouster of NBCs Matt Lauer and the irony of his merciless grilling of OReilly just two months ago. I reminded Bozell that the former Fox News host continued to deny the allegation that he was a serial harasser:
I hate to say it but Bill OReillys statement the other day.. that hes getting to the bottom of it, hes getting to the bottom of it, hes getting to the bottom of it
to me is sounding more and more like OJ looking for the killers, the killers of his wife. If youve got it, youve got it, just say what youve got. Come out with it. Anyone who doesnt file a character assassination lawsuit, a defamation lawsuit, of the highest order immediately is guilty. You know? Youre not going to stand by and have your career ruined if youre an innocent person.
In fact, just last month OReilly
filed a defamation lawsuit against a New Jersey politician who made harassment claims against him. This was the first allegation against OReilly while not employed by Fox News. The lack of defamation lawsuits against harassment accusers could be a symptom of the risk-averse culture at the cable news network while under the command of the late Roger Ailes.
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