legacies they leave behind. he really wanted to be instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago, a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning, it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. but in the weeks and months that followed, covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns, leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately, it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m nicole wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we ve lost and tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each
everybody know she s a very temperamental person. screaming off camera and things. right. so she was really afraid. she needed this job. she did not want to lose the job. and other than bill o reilly, she said she liked the job. she thought she could rise up at fox news and do well there. so she just didn t say anything. but she lived with the stress. and i talked to her sister, her boyfriend at the time and her roommate at the time. and they all a corroborate she started the job as a happy-go-lucky person, very optimistic. and as the months went by, she would come home constantly complaining about bill o reilly sexually harassing her. and she became very depressed and withdrawn. and it really changed her as a person. and that change continues today. and tell us about the story that the woman that you had today that you talked about after o reilly was already out the door. caroline heldman. i can release her name. she was a regular unpaid contributor on o reilly s show
boyfriend at the time and her roommate at the time. and they all a corroborate she started the job as a happy-go-lucky person, very optimistic. and as the months went by, she would come home constantly complaining about bill o reilly sexually harassing her. and she became very depressed and withdrawn. and it really changed her as a person. and that change continues today. and tell us about the story that the woman that you had today that you talked about after o reilly was already out the door. caroline heldman. i can release her name. she was a regular unpaid contributor on o reilly s show from 2008 to 2011. she doesn t have a sexual harassment claim. she has a sex discrimination claim. she says that she did a pretaped interview with him. he always pretapes, patiently. and they got into an argument, as one does on cable news. he called her hysterical. don t be hysterical. and she gave it back to him and said you know, that s a very sexist term. and he said no it isn t.
health. i spoke with three witnesses. her sister, her roommate at the time and boyfriend at the time. they all described her at someone who at the beginning of the job was a happy-go-lucky person. very excited to have the job at fox news. it s a big company. great for her career. and day by day, she says bill o reilly wore her down. and they describe her as somebody who came home and talked about how bill o reilly would demean her in the workplace and it caused her to be depressed and stressed out. you are someone who has represented women in these situations in other fields and for 30 years, yes. so one question here is, how much the picture that s been painted in terms of the allegations against roger ailes first that had him leave and allegations that, i don t think it s crazy to say seem relatively founded. at least there was enough there for him to be removed. and the allegations that have accumulated against bill o reilly, how different is that on the bell curve of host
her sister, her roommate at the time and boyfriend at the time. they all described her at someone who at the beginning of the job was a happy-go-lucky person. very excited to have the job at fox news. it s a big company. great for her career. and day by day, she says bill o reilly wore her down. and they describe her as somebody who came home and talked about how bill o reilly would demean her in the workplace and it caused her to be depressed and stressed out. you are someone who has represented women in these situations in other fields and for 30 years, yes. so one question here is, how much the picture that s been painted in terms of the allegations against roger ailes first that had him leave and allegations that, i don t think it s crazy to say seem relatively founded. at least there was enough there for him to be removed. and the allegations that have accumulated against bill o reilly, how different is that on the bell curve of hostile workplaces?