Fox Backs Bill O'Reilly After Report of New Harassment Payments
- Two settlements came after Ailes’ departure, newspaper reports
- O’Reilly disputes claims; Fox shares unaffected by scandals
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Five women have received payments totaling about $13 million from either 21st Century Fox Inc. or television host Bill O’Reilly in exchange for agreeing to not sue or talk about their accusations against him, according to a report in the New York Times.
The Times’ story, published Saturday, revealed that two settlements came after Fox News’ former chairman, Roger Ailes, left the company last summer following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former host Gretchen Carlson.