Bill O'Reilly Out At Fox News
/ Anne EnkeBill O’Reilly has been forced out of his lucrative position as a prime-time host on Fox News, the company announced on Wednesday. The ouster comes after the disclosure of multiple settlements with women, involving sexual harassment allegations against him. Even the endorsement of his good friend President Trump couldn't save O'Reilly, who now joins former Fox boss Roger Ailes in the Bad Boys Club.
His ouster -- brought about by a total loss of support among corporate advertisers and new financial SEC irregularities at Fox, based on how the settlements were reported to stockholders as salary expenses --- brings an abrupt and embarrassing end to O'Reilly's two-decade reign as one of the most popular and influential commentators in television.
“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” 21st Century Fox, Fox News’s parent company, said in a statement. The host continues to deny all allegations against him.