New York – A former Fox News personality who accused Bill O’Reilly of harassment was paid a sum in the high six figures by the network’s parent company in exchange for her silence and agreement not to sue, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
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The employee, Juliet Huddy, said O’Reilly, the network’s biggest star, pursued a relationship with her in 2011. When she rebuffed O’Reilly’s advances, he tried to derail her career, the Times reported, citing a letter from her lawyers to Fox News it obtained.
The secret agreement was reportedly struck between Huddy and network parent 21st Century Fox in September, weeks after Roger Ailes was ousted as network chairman amid a sexual harassment scandal.
A Fox News spokeswoman said, “Juliet Huddy’s letter of intent to sue contained substantial falsehoods which Bill O’Reilly vehemently denied.”
A representative for Huddy had no comment.
IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT RUPERT MURDOCH AND HIS SONS, TERMINATE THAT SEXUAL PERVERT, BILL O’REILLY, ONCE AND FOR ALL! THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT O’REILLY’S PERVERSIONS HAVE COST THE FOX NETWORK BIG BUCKS. IN 2004, HIS PRODUCER ANDREW MACKRIS, WON A JUDGEMENT OF NEARLY 10 MILLION DOLLARS AGAINST THAT PERVERT. O’REILLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED AT THAT TIME, BUT HIS BUDDY, AND FELLOW SEXUAL PERVERT, ROGER AISLES PROTECTED HIM. NOW IS THE TIME FOR O’REILLY TO GO, SINCE HIS CONTRACT EXPIRES THIS SUMMER. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!