Wow this is just insane. A woman who sued Bill O’Reilly for sexual harassment and settled her case, has now sued him for defamation for speaking about the settlement publicly, and painting her as an extortionist.
Breaking: Woman who reached a settlement with O’Reilly over harassment allegations sued him and Fox News for defamation and breach of contract, saying that statements he and the network made violated the settlement and portrayed her as a liar and extortionist. Story to come.
— Emily Steel (@emilysteel) December 4, 2017
She says this violates their agreement:
Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, who previously settled a harassment claim with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly, is suing the former cable news host and the network for breach of contract and defamation, The New York Timesreported on Monday.
Bernstein’s suit says that O’Reilly has been untruthful in saying publicly that the harassment allegations against him are meritless.
“In fact, Mr. O’Reilly is the liar,” the lawsuit reportedly says.
Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, who previously settled a harassment claim with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly, is suing the former cable news host and the network for breach of contract and defamation, The New York Timesreported on Monday.
Bernstein’s suit says that O’Reilly has been untruthful in saying publicly that the harassment allegations against him are meritless.
“In fact, Mr. O’Reilly is the liar,” the lawsuit reportedly says.
NOW, ironically, O’Reilly has been angry at his accusers exactly because he said he couldn’t talk about past settlements or he could get sued. Well, he got sued.
More bad news for @BillOReilly – when u call women liars after you’ve settled with them that’s called defamation. @SmithMullin https://t.co/yRd8yyBzXG
— Gretchen Carlson (@GretchenCarlson) December 4, 2017