New O'Reilly Claims Said to Make Return to Fox Less Likely
- Company said yet to make final decision on host’s future
- Attorney for O’Reilly promises evidence of smear campaign
Bill O'Reilly's Time at Fox News Seen Drawing to a Close
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Fresh allegations this week of misconduct by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly have reduced the likelihood that he’ll return to the network, though Fox has yet to make a final decision on his future, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Pressure is rising on Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox Inc., the parent of the conservative-leaning news network, to make a decision on O’Reilly’s fate as advertisers flee his show. O’Reilly, the channel’s most popular host, pulls in tens of millions of dollars a year in ad revenue. The network has said he’ll return to his show April 24 after a previously scheduled vacation.