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[Escape Goat]

Fox News' parent company, 21st Century Fox, will open an investigation into sexual harassment claims against Bill O'Reilly, an attorney who represents one of his accusers said Sunday.

The probe comes after Lisa Bloom, a civil rights attorney and advocate, called the network's corporate hotline last week with her client, Wendy Walsh, to make a complaint against O'Reilly. She put a video of the phone call on YouTube.

Bloom said Sunday on "Reliable Sources" that attorneys from the company told her and Walsh on Friday that they would conduct the investigation based on Walsh's complaint.
"I'm told that they are taking it seriously, and they are going to do the investigation that's legally required of them," Bloom told CNN's Brian Stelter.

Asked about Bloom's comments Sunday, a 21st Century Fox spokesman told CNNMoney that the company "investigates all complaints and we have asked the law firm Paul Weiss to continue assisting the company in these serious matters."

Ratings have actually gone up since the allegations were made public though I'm sure that wont suprise many on GAF. Will the investigation turn up anything? If the allegations s are true can we expect Fox to let go of their golden goose? They pay him at least 20 million a year and he dominates in ratings. With Megyn Kelly gone that just leaves Hannity at the top.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/09/media/fox-news-bill-oreilly-new-investigation/

 

[BeforeU]

Good. Fuck this guy

 

[Speevy]

MAKE HIS ASS RESIGN

 

[Marvie_3]

Hopefully they get rid of him

 

[Discotheque]

next stop, Sean Hannity. just purge this garbage network of its top wastemen.

 

[jack_package_200]

Can't explain that.

 

[Stinkles]

His advice on how to treat women in his new book "Old School" is a creepy combination of prescient and hypocritical.

 

[Kettch]

20th Century Fox should have investigated.

 

[Boke1879]

There were way too many woman at Fox saying shit about him. This should be pretty open and shut, but you know how it goes.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

What's with that graph showing ratings from 2008-2010, OP?

 

[kingocfs]

His advice on how to treat women in his new book "Old School" is a creepy combination of prescient and hypocritical.

Go on...

 

[Speevy]

20th Century Fox should have investigated.

Fox is totally untrustworthy. Sad!

 

[Dishwalla]

Man that makes it sound like Rupert isn't happy at all. Wow.

 

[Escape Goat]

What's with that graph showing ratings from 2008-2010, OP?

To demonstrate his lead over casters in his own timeslot. I can't find anything recent.

 

[Stinkles]

Go on...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.bu...hool-book-tips-women-sexual-harassment-2017-4


https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/arti...out-the-importance-of-consent-in-his-new-book

 

[Slayven]

There were way too many woman at Fox saying shit about him. This should be pretty open and shut, but you know how it goes.

It seems like a work place culture thing with all the shit with Alies.

High ratings only help if people are buying ads.

 

[norm9]

Seems the recent higher ratings are from the curious wondering if he'll address the "allegations."

 

[Speevy]

Our word of the day is "lying whore".

*throws papers down and storms off*

 

[FStubbs]

I doubt it matters. There's plenty of money to be made in the Hate Industry and plenty of Bill O'Reillys out there.

 

[Caddywompus]

Doesn't matter they will just replace him with Toni Laura and the cycle of hate will be passed onto the next generation.

 

[Stinkles]

Doesn't matter they will just replace him with Toni Laura and the cycle of hate will be passed onto the next generation.

Timo Lauren will bounce back soon.

 

[RPGCrazied]

They are going to have to can this guy aren't they? Only matter of time at this point. Ailes got booted, and he was the head of the company? Course he got millions and millions of dollars when he left, but still.

And its hilarious Trump thinks him a good guy. What is with perverts? Got to stick together I guess?

 

[Giolon]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I heard he only had 10 ads on his show last time, mostly infomercials and catheter commericals. lol

All the big national ads left.

 

[chefbags]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

LOL me too. Would probably be a lot like the

Spoiler

1st

one.

 

[Chie Satonaka]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

Are we going to make this a thing?

Because it should be a thing.

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

????

 

[How About No]

What the fuck.

I thought it was still "20th Century Fox"?

Apparently 21st Century Fox owns 20th Century Fox??

 

[mnannola]

What is up with the ratings graph from 2009?

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

I hate to bring up DmC, but probably like DmC's.

I'm more curious about what sick grotesque form his shadow would take... half Mara half legion maybe.

 

[OnionPowder]

????

Persona 5 reference

 

[Frustrated_me]

No way will Fox get rid of him... Even after settling in court, he's pulling in bonkers ratings. The advertiser who pulled their ads simply transferred to a different time slot.

The man sickens me tbh.

 

[Generalpsyduck]

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

"The investigation has concluded that this is all a liberal deep state operation run by Susan Rice and Obama to discredit a great American hero. Watch O'Reilly tonight to show liberals they will not win."

 

[Stinkles]

No way will Fox get rid of him... Even after settling in court, he's pulling in bonkers ratings. The advertiser who pulled their ads simply transferred to a different time slot.

The man sickens me tbh.

Over 50 companies pulled ads.

 

[Ovid]

Hate to say it but the most he'll get is a couple weeks suspension to shut the masses up.

 

[TDLink]

What the fuck.

I thought it was still "20th Century Fox"?

Apparently 21st Century Fox owns 20th Century Fox??

20th Century Fox is the film studio owned by 21st Century Fox

 

[The Lamp]

$20 mil a year? What....

I'm done with this world.

 

[Joeku]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

Yes please.

 

[Strike]

Our word of the day is "lying whore".

*throws papers down and storms off*

 

[Lord Fagan]

Do it live.

 

[SoRuffShoNuff]

Over 50 companies pulled ads.

It's gonna take more than that to get O'Reilly canned. He is the biggest thing in news and has been for at least a decade.

 

[mugurumakensei]

It's gonna take more than that to get O'Reilly canned. He is the biggest thing in news and has been for at least a decade.

Eh, ratings only matter cause traditionally advertisers value the bigger reach. If other external factors result in significant drops in ads, production costs will end up exceeding the revenue from advertisements. Shows get canned when production costs continually exceed revenue.

 

[mattiewheels]

I'd love to see Bill O'Reilly's Metaverse Palace and treasure.

I don't think you do, man.

 

[the_firewithin]

Oh God that audio book reading on John Oliver's show last night was too much

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I'm sure O'Reilly is close to retirement anyway, if he was removed from the network he'd just live out the rest of his life upon his pile of millions.

There's not really any justice in the world.

 

[mattiewheels]

Oh God that audio book reading on John Oliver's show last night was too much

Is it the new book? I order books for my store so I read the synopsis, i saw "snowflakes" and how men used to be men and shit.

 

[Ziltoidia 9]

With the rumors of Priebus maybe being out as Cheif of Staff, wouldn't suprise me if Trump put Bill-o in.

 

[Kthulhu]

I hate to bring up DmC, but probably like DmC's.

I'm more curious about what sick grotesque form his shadow would take... half Mara half legion maybe.

You're probably right.

Yes please.

What's this from?

 

[Kthulhu]

Is it the new book? I order books for my store so I read the synopsis, i saw "snowflakes" and how men used to be men and shit.

It's a novel featuring some of the worst erotic scenes this side of Fanfiction.net.