O’Reilly spox: NYT story ‘designed to embarrass’ him
The spokesman for conservative talk show host Bill O’Reilly said Saturday that a New York Times report that O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle a sexual harassment claim earlier this year was a story “designed to embarrass” him and hurt his chances at a future television spot.
“Once again, The New York Times has maliciously smeared Bill O’Reilly, this time even failing to print an affidavit from his former lawyer, Lis Wiehl, repudiating all allegations against Bill O’Reilly. The Times ignored that evidence, sworn under oath, and chose to rely on unsubstantiated allegations, anonymous sources and incomplete leaked or stolen documents,” Mark Fabiani said in a statement on Saturday.
{mosads}”In its latest diatribe against Bill O’Reilly, the Times printed leaked information provided by anonymous sources that is out of context, false, defamatory, and obviously designed to embarrass Bill O’Reilly and to keep him from competing in the market place,” the statement continued.
Fabiani’s statement comes after The New York Times reported that 21st Century Fox, the parent company of Fox News, knew about the complaints against O’Reilly, which were brought by Wiehl, a former analyst for the network.
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