putting up with this. i think it might have been a confluence of things that led to this particularly moment. he could survive without advertisers. the answer is all of the above, so many pieces that line up with this situation. the advertisers are banning him, reports of new women coming forward for the first time, finding courage to do so. and all of those factors made it impossible for o reilly to hold onto his spot. this is his statement basically saying this is witch-hunt. he said it s tremendously disheartening we partways due to completely unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us must live with today. i will always look back on my time at fox with great pride. what s your response to that. if it s a witch-hunt,
couple of weeks have been from men saying thank you for doing this for my daughters and for my wives. it s the men who have rallied behind me. i m going to keep working. it s not just men. there are minorities who feel they are discriminated, afraid to go to hr and say something because they think they will never work again and there will be retaliation. women like you are not only helping women who have been sexually harassed but everyone who feels they have been slighted or discriminated against. i thank you for that. there s one other important thing. let me get to bill o reilly s response because you mentioned that first. he s meeting with pope francis on vacation in italy calling it a witch hunt saying it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. i will always look back on my time at fox with great pride and
returning to the fox news channel. and o reilly saying in part it is tremendously disheartening that we parted ways due to completely unfounded claims. but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. i will back back on my time at fox with great pride. in the world of media and big business, this is a seismic event and joining tuse talk about it, msnbc host formerly a veteran of the business world and steve batalia who covers television and media for the l.a. times. author of three books on television, including the definitive biography of david susstain. it is rather to talk about the impact, the stuff you cover on a daily basis. would you have believed if i d told you two/three years guy
yesterday fox announced, quote, 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. the decision came after revelations from the new york times that he and fox parent, 21st century fox, settled multiple sexual harassment complaints to the tune of $13 million. o reilly put out a statement that reads in part, quote, it is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims, but that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today. i will always look back on my time at fox with great pride and the unprecedented success we achieved. with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers. i wish only the best for fox news channel. mike barnicle, this is more
harassment claims to the tune of $13 million. o reilly spent wednesday at the vatican, even meeting the pope. in a statement he was defiant saying it s tremendously disheartening we part on completely unfounded claims. ly always look back on my time at fox with great pride and the success we achieved and with my deepest gratitude to all my dedicated viewers. i wish only the best for fox news channel. roger ailes has denied clamentz against him as well. it s just the latest shakeup. tucker carlson brought in to replace megyn kelly replaces bill o reilly for now. exxonmobil looks to resume its drilling with rosneft. it was unveiled under then-ceo rex tillerson but blocked two years later when the obama administration hit russia with those sanctions for an exing crimea. now exxon is asking the trump administration for a waiver.