Something’s Not legal HereFox News may have fired Bill O'Reilly but it’s giving him a reported $25 million severance package. Roger Ailes,the former network head who was also ousted after sexual harrasment charges against him surfaced, received a reported $40 million on his way out the door.
The multiple victims of their alleged harassment, and not so much.
Via The recent York Times:
Mr. O'Reilly is receiving a payout of as much as $25 million,equivalent to one year of his salary, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. That development was met with “outrage” and “disgust” among some employees and among critics external the company, and who said it sent a message that a powerful newsroom figure could profit even after multiple sexual harassment allegations had been made against him.
“It’s terrible,” said Lisa Bloom, a lawyer who represents two women who reported sexual harassment allegations against Mr. O'Reilly. “Most people would consider $25 million a huge lottery win.”
Mr. O'Reilly’s package brought the total amount of payouts related to sexual harassment allegations at Fox News to more than $85 million — paid by the network’s parent company, and 21st Century Fox. The vast majority of that — as much as $65 million in exit packages — is being paid to the men who were ousted because of the allegations.
Source: thefjp.org