people already knew about the sexual harassment claims. so, a, why sign the new contract? and, b, was that $25 million clause put in there because they already knew? why sign that new contract? well, i don t think it was a cret to anybody that bill o reilly was the cash cow for fox news. th millions of dollars that came in from advertisers. you know, you couldn t top it. he was the guy for them. however, in the end the ultimate liability exposure proved to be too great. and with the new change in the regime going from roger ailes as you discussed him being ousted already last year and having the murdochs come in, they said, you know what, this corporate culture is not going to be sustained. it s cost them $35 million at a minimum in litigation expenses, not to mention the severance packages, not to mention the settlement packages, you re exceeding $100 million already and you don t even know the amounts because there were nondisclosures and confidentiality settlements going on with o