So does a pay-off admit some sort of guilt or just a way to hush people – PB/TK
Fox News, Bill O’Reilly Paid $13 Million to Five Women to Settle Harassment Complaints – By Daniel Politi
Bill O’Reilly is good business for Fox News. But he has also cost millions in harassment settlements. The New York Times reveals that Fox News and O’Reilly have paid around $13 million since 2002 to five women to settle complaints about the anchor’s behavior. Two of the settlements were already known but three others were uncovered by the Times. And in addition to the five settlements, two other women have come forward to complain about O’Reilly’s behavior. Some of the settlements were paid by the network, others by O’Reilly.
The women all tell a similar story of being wooed by the powerful Fox News host who has the top-rated show on the network. O’Reilly would offer advice and act as a mentor, promising to help out professionally. Then he would pursue the women sexually, either through lewd comments and conversations or straight up unwanted advances. Those who rejected him often saw their career prospects at Fox News vanish overnight. The network appears to have often chosen to look away.
“I feel bad that some of these old guys are using mating strategies that were acceptable in the 1950s and are not acceptable now,” said Wendy Walsh, who alleges O’Reilly didn’t follow through on a promise to get her a slot at the network after she rejected his advances. “I hope young men can learn from this.”
Continue to slate.com article: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/01/fox_news_bill_o_reilly_paid_13_million_to_five_women_to_settle_harassment.html
