Bill O’Reilly paid $32M to silence a sexual harassment accuser — and Fox still extended his $100M contract

Lis Wiehl alleged that O’Reilly sent her gay pornography and other sexually explicit material as part of his repeated harassment, the Times said.

[OCS: This is apparently addressed in Lis Wiehl’s sworn declaration suggesting that such information may have been sent in the context of an attorney-client relationship.]

She also alleged she was forced into a sexual relationship with O’Reilly.

[OCS: But nowhere in her sworn declaration does Wiehl state that she was not harassed or had a sexual relationship with Bill O’Reilly. However, she claims, under penalty of perjury, that she would no longer make the allegations made in the draft complaint. She remains silent on their truthfulness with a cleverly-crafted statement.]

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Statement by Mark Fabiani on Behalf of Bill O'Reilly Relating to the New York Times Smear Piece

October 21, 2017

[OCS: I find it extremely interesting that Bill O’Reilly is represented by Mark Fabiani, former President and Chief Hound-dog  Bill Clinton’s old crisis manager and fixer – with an astounding ability to mitigate career and media damage in matters involving sexual harassment and escapades.]

Once again, The New York Times has maliciously smeared Bill O'Reilly, this time even failing to print a sworn affidavit from his former lawyer, Lis Wiehl, repudiating all allegations against Bill O'Reilly.

The Times ignored that evidence, sworn under oath, and chose to rely on unsubstantiated allegations, anonymous sources and incomplete leaked or stolen documents.

[OCS: It is not the role of The Times to examine evidence and issue an opinion on its veracity. There is no publicly disclosed court case at this time and without seeing the actual conditions that produced the sworn statement, the statement should be considered incomplete. Especially if money changed hands in such a manner as to condition the crafting of the sworn statement.]

Here are the facts: after the Chairman of Fox News Roger Ailes was fired in July 2016, dozens of women accused scores of male employees of Fox News of harassment - including the current co-president of Fox News Jack Abernathy.

21st Century Fox settled almost all these cases, paying out close to $100 million dollars.

[OCS: Notice the deflection and dilution – where individual allegations and cases are lumped together and treated as just another business matter.]

Six months after Mr. Ailes left the company, Fox News Corporation signed Bill O'Reilly to a record breaking new contract after the company had analyzed and considered all allegations against him.

In its first article about Mr. O'Reilly on April 1st, The New York Times printed inaccurate settlement figures while fully understanding that O'Reilly and his counsel are legally bound by confidentiality and cannot set the record straight.

[OCS: It is a common dodge to hide behind lawyers. Either you cannot discuss the matter because of pending litigation, litigation, or possible litigation. Then there is the ubiquitous “Non Disclosure Agreement” which binds all parties to silence or provides official talking points which may be discussed openly. And, then there is the strongest method of ensuring silence: filing documents under Court Seal and where any disclosure can find you in contempt of court, along with penalties and possible imprisonment.]

In its latest diatribe against Bill O'Reilly, the Times printed leaked information provided by anonymous sources that is out of context, false, defamatory, and obviously designed to embarrass Bill O'Reilly and to keep him from competing in the marketplace.

[OCS: Someone with some degree of knowledge “leaked” actual or misleading details. Both parties can mutually amend their disclosure or issue another joint statement setting the “record” straight. However, because the terms of most NDA’s are compromises and do not flatter either party, it is often in nobody’s interest to correct the record and remove either party’s ability to claim that the information that was disclosed is false, misleading, stolen, or whatever.]

Finally, in the more than 20 years Bill O'Reilly worked at Fox News, not one complaint was filed against him with the Human Resources Department or Legal Department by a coworker, even on the anonymous hotline.

[OCS: This could literally be true. Because most real problems are settled before any formal complaint is filed or the grievant receives a confidential settlement, or is encouraged to “take one for the team” and preserve their and the company’s respective reputations. Knowing how powerful your company may be, how much money is in their deep pockets, and how many private investigators and lawyers may be retained to sift through the minutiae of your life is enough to chill most complaints.]

The New York Times has copies of two letters written by 21st Century Fox lawyers attesting to that fact.

The Times failed to print them, too.  <Source>