Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros has accused Bill O’Reilly of repeated sexual harassment. The accusations against O’Reilly are part of a lawsuit Tantaros filed on Monday against multiple Fox News executives.
Tantaros alleges she was harassed by Former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly and Scott Brown, a former Senator and current Fox News contributor. She also alleges that when she reported Ailes’ harassment to current Fox News Co-President William Shine, Shine told her she “needed to let this one go.”
Tantaros’ lawsuit recounts the creepy and offensive comments Bill O’Reilly allegedly made to her. Tantaros said O’Reilly invited her to come stay at his “very private” residence on Long Island. He allegedly told her on multiple occasions that he could “see [her] as a wild girl.”
Fox News executives did move Tantaros off of the O’Reilly factor when they heard Tantaros’ claims. But O’Reilly never faced any discipline. And Tantaros’ lawsuit alleges Fox News executives ultimately kicked her off the news channel because of her multiple complaints.
Tantaros also alleges Fox News offered to continue paying her until her contract was up, but only if she formally released Ailes and O’Reilly from any legal liability.
O’Reilly faced similar accusations 12 years ago. In 2004, Fox producer Andrea Mackris sued O’Reilly for sexual harassment. Mackris alleged that O’Reilly made “lewd, lascivious, vile and threatening” comments towards her. He also allegedly tried to convince her to come to his hotel room. O’Reilly settled the lawsuit.
Roger Ailes resigned as Fox News CEO after multiple women came forward with allegations that he sexually harassed them. Now that two women have publicly accused Bill O’Reilly of sexually harassing them, we have to wonder: Will more women come forward? And will O’Reilly submit to the same fate?
Neither Bill O’Reilly nor Fox News have commented on the latest allegations.
Watch this clip where Bill O’Reilly defends Roger Ailes and calls the sexual harassment lawsuit against him “frivolous”:
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