‘Former Fox News host paid $32mn to settle sexual abuse case’
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File photo of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly secretly settled a sexual harassment allegation with a network contributor for a whopping $32 million — by far the largest of six similar agreements that eventually led to his firing, a report has revealed.
O’Reilly agreed to the settlement back in January with the right-wing network’s longtime legal analyst Lis Wiehl, who had worked with the outspoken host, The New York Times reported Saturday, adding that Fox renewed his contract in February with a hefty wage of $25 million per year, despite knowledge of the settlement.
In a brief interview on Saturday following publication of the story, O’Reilly refused to discuss details of the settlement with Wiehl, citing a confidentiality agreement, claiming...