He's a SCUMBAG.....
O’Reilly Harassment Settlement Deal Required Accuser to Lie
BY ANDREW KIRELL
Newly unsealed documents reveal that the ex-Fox News host stipulated that if evidence came out about his harassment, his accusers would have to lie to protect him.
He called his show “The No-Spin Zone.” But in court papers, he tried to force his accusers to lie.
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against Bill O’Reilly’s motion to seal the settlement deals he made with several women who accused him of sexual harassment.
And now the public has gained some insight into the multi-million-dollar agreements the former Fox News host and the network struck with at least five women.
Among the more extreme stipulations found in his 2004 agreement with Andrea Mackris: Should the ex-O’Reilly Factor producer ever go public with her accusations, she would not only have to return the settlement money but also give O’Reilly the value of any benefits she receives as a result of going public.
Furthermore, the settlement deal required that if a third party ever released any evidence pertaining to Mackris’ accusations, she would be obligated to publicly “disclaim them as counterfeit or forgeries.” In other words, as Macrkis’ lawyers wrote in a motion filed Wednesday, the deal effectively required her to “lie—even in legal proceedings or under oath—if any evidence becomes public.”
Additionally, CNN reported, the lawyers’ filing noted that Mackris’ attorney for the settlement, Benedict Morelli, jumped ship to become O’Reilly‘s lawyer during negotiations. “This profoundly unethical conflict left Ms. Mackris virtually without legal counsel,” the filing said.
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