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Bill O'Reilly had so much dollar value to FOX, Bill O'Reilly survived the sexual aggression scandal, and gained an extension to his contract.
Bill O'Reilly had a guaranteed audience. Four million viewers. The advertisers were willing. 400 million dollars worth of advertising.
The sexual harassment lawsuits just keep growing at FOX. This was less than attractive to major corporations, and they withdrew their ads.
After a New York Times investigation turned up additional sexual harassment accusations against Bill O’Reilly, Mercedes-Benz announced it would pull its ads from “The O’Reilly Factor,” saying in a statement,
Given the importance of women in every aspect of our business, we don’t feel this is a good environment in which to advertise our products right now[.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/media/sexual-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox.html?_r=0
Twelve advertisers have so far pulled their commercials from the hit Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor after several women claimed they were sexually harassed by the show's host, Bill O'Reilly, who has denied the claims.
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that five women received $13 million to settle sexual harassment allegations against the 67-year-old host.
(Bill O'Reilly)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeo...ly-advertisers?utm_term=.feEMvxL8N#.jxNRE6m5x
Bill O'Reilly had a guaranteed audience. Four million viewers. The advertisers were willing. 400 million dollars worth of advertising.
The sexual harassment lawsuits just keep growing at FOX. This was less than attractive to major corporations, and they withdrew their ads.
After a New York Times investigation turned up additional sexual harassment accusations against Bill O’Reilly, Mercedes-Benz announced it would pull its ads from “The O’Reilly Factor,” saying in a statement,
Given the importance of women in every aspect of our business, we don’t feel this is a good environment in which to advertise our products right now[.]
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/business/media/sexual-harassment-bill-oreilly-fox.html?_r=0
Twelve advertisers have so far pulled their commercials from the hit Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor after several women claimed they were sexually harassed by the show's host, Bill O'Reilly, who has denied the claims.
On Saturday, the New York Times reported that five women received $13 million to settle sexual harassment allegations against the 67-year-old host.
(Bill O'Reilly)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeo...ly-advertisers?utm_term=.feEMvxL8N#.jxNRE6m5x