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Jeff Miller
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Oct 14, 7:27 PM EDT
O'Reilly Says He's Ready to Fight Charges
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly made a TV talk show appearance on what he said was "the worst day of my life" Thursday, vowing to fight sexual harassment charges by one of his producers.
Accuser Andrea Mackris spoke publicly for the first time, saying she felt threatened by her former boss, who filed a lawsuit charging the woman and her lawyer with extortion.
Mackris, 33, said O'Reilly made a series of sexually explicit phone calls to her. Mackris, an associate producer on Fox News Channel's top-rated "The O'Reilly Factor," said he advised her to use a vibrator, told her about sexual fantasies involving her and engaged in unwanted phone sex.
During an appearance to promote his children's book on "Live with Regis and Kelly," O'Reilly said he'd been repeatedly threatened with lawsuits and bodily harm over the past few years. He said he knew that by filing his lawsuit, he could perhaps ruin his career.
"If I have to go down, I'm willing to do it," he said. "I'm going to take a stand. I'm a big mouth on the air and I'm a big mouth off the air."
On his own show Wednesday, O'Reilly called the case "the single most evil thing I have ever experienced, and I've seen a lot. But these people picked the wrong guy."
Mackris, who worked for O'Reilly for four years, said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that she took his actions and statements as a personal threat.
"I think my actions have been borne out in their actions toward me since I came out with it," she said.
ABC's Bob Woodruff asked Mackris if she knew what she was up against. O'Reilly "is no shrinking violet," he said.
"Neither am I," she responded.
O'Reilly had come out with his lawsuit first on Wednesday, accusing Mackris and lawyer Benedict Morelli of seeking "hush money" during negotiations over the past few weeks. Mackris then immediately filed her harassment claim.
O'Reilly faces a tough legal hurdle with his own case, since the law generally protects employees from retaliation if they come forward with an abuse allegation, said Debra Katz, an attorney who specializes in sexual harassment cases for Bernabei & Katz in Washington.
"I think this is a crazy legal strategy," Katz said. "But I think they made the decision that the press strategy is more important here."
Another expert in employment law, Kenneth Taber of the New York firm Pillsbury, Winthrop, said O'Reilly would have to go a lot further to prove extortion than just saying Mackris made monetary demands.
But Taber also said Mackris' case could be undermined since she returned to work for O'Reilly after a brief stint at CNN - and after some of the alleged harassment took place.
� 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
Hmm, I guess not everyone is perfect...
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Puck
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:24 pm |
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This is America, he is innocent until proven guilty.
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Jeff Miller
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:27 pm |
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I agree everyone is innocent until proven guilty but why would the lady lie?
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Arellia
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Um, let's see...losing Bill credibilty, wanting her 60 million dollars, creating chaos, calling attention to herself...
I'm inclined to say he didn't do it. But I really don't know. Even Michael Savage, who's not all too fond of O'Reilly, is defending him, saying the "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" line to just about everyone who calls. I'll side with Savage of this one.
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Puck
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:32 pm |
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 It's something called money, people are into it alot these days, and sueing people is a way to get it. I mean seriously, if you think that everyone who presses any kind of a charge against people never lie, then you haven't been living in the real world. It could go either way, and until we have a verdict, let's not accuse anyone of anything.
Anyhow, you don't honestly beleive your own statement. Look at yourself, if I recall, you were so big on Farenheit 9/11. I think you would have laughed if I would have responded to you "Well why would Bush lie?" Come on.
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:01 pm |
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| JanewayIsHott wrote: | | This is America, he is innocent until proven guilty. |
Agreed.
I BELIEVE BILL. He is an HONEST man who has yet to tell a lie. He would NOT do such a thing.
| Jeff Miller wrote: | | I agree everyone is innocent until proven guilty but why would the lady lie? |
MANY things. ie, he's a celebrity, etc.
| Exalya wrote: | Um, let's see...losing Bill credibilty, wanting her 60 million dollars, creating chaos, calling attention to herself...
I'm inclined to say he didn't do it. But I really don't know. Even Michael Savage, who's not all too fond of O'Reilly, is defending him, saying the "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" line to just about everyone who calls. I'll side with Savage of this one. |
EXACTLY.
| JanewayIsHott wrote: | It's something called money, people are into it alot these days, and sueing people is a way to get it. I mean seriously, if you think that everyone who presses any kind of a charge against people never lie, then you haven't been living in the real world. It could go either way, and until we have a verdict, let's not accuse anyone of anything.
Anyhow, you don't honestly beleive your own statement. Look at yourself, if I recall, you were so big on Farenheit 9/11. I think you would have laughed if I would have responded to you "Well why would Bush lie?" Come on. |
Hmmm...yes.
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Founder
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:07 pm |
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Bill O'Reilly talked about using a vibrator!? Dude? Does he look like he would even say that?
Word is she has tapes on wht he said.
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LightningBoy
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:18 pm |
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| Jeff Miller wrote: | | I agree everyone is innocent until proven guilty but why would the lady lie? |
Attention? Money? Publicity? Sympathy? Revenge?
Any or all of the above.
From the New York Post article on this:
" On his program last night, he said, "In the end, this is all about hurting me and the Fox News Channel."
Mackris began working for "The O'Reilly Factor" since April 2000. She left in January for a higher-paying job at CNN, only to ask O'Reilly for her job back in June. He rehired her.
Lawyers for Fox and O'Reilly claim the suit is an attempted shakedown and politically motivated, charging Morelli is a major Democratic Party donor.
"The O'Reilly Factor" is especially popular with conservative voters."
"Court papers filed by O'Reilly, Fox and the cable station's parent company, News Corp., which also owns The Post, say Mackris never made a complaint about sexual harassment to any official at Fox News."
This w(b)itch is going to get what's coming to her!
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Defiant
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| Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:52 pm |
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| JanewayIsHott wrote: | | This is America, he is innocent until proven guilty. |
Wait...KEVIN HAS A KERRY SIG AND AVATAR?!
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LightningBoy
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| Defiant wrote: | | JanewayIsHott wrote: | | This is America, he is innocent until proven guilty. |
Wait...KEVIN HAS A KERRY SIG AND AVATAR?! |
Did you see the flag on the sig, and ded you read the avatar?
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Puck
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| Defiant wrote: | | JanewayIsHott wrote: | | This is America, he is innocent until proven guilty. |
Wait...KEVIN HAS A KERRY SIG AND AVATAR?! |
LOL. Well it must be too subtle since you are like the fourth person who has taken it that I changed my support to Kerry. Oh well, was going to change it soon since the signature image rules or whatever. 
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Link, the Hero of Time
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| Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:42 am |
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Sense another Kobe Bryant case I do.
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Republican_Man
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| Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:54 pm |
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| LightningBoy wrote: | | Jeff Miller wrote: | | I agree everyone is innocent until proven guilty but why would the lady lie? |
Attention? Money? Publicity? Sympathy? Revenge?
Any or all of the above.
From the New York Post article on this:
" On his program last night, he said, "In the end, this is all about hurting me and the Fox News Channel."
Mackris began working for "The O'Reilly Factor" since April 2000. She left in January for a higher-paying job at CNN, only to ask O'Reilly for her job back in June. He rehired her.
Lawyers for Fox and O'Reilly claim the suit is an attempted shakedown and politically motivated, charging Morelli is a major Democratic Party donor.
"The O'Reilly Factor" is especially popular with conservative voters."
"Court papers filed by O'Reilly, Fox and the cable station's parent company, News Corp., which also owns The Post, say Mackris never made a complaint about sexual harassment to any official at Fox News."
This w(b)itch is going to get what's coming to her! |
Yes. HOWEVER, it is THE MOST WATCH CABLE NEWS PROGRAM PERIOD--INCLUDING MANY Democrats!
Bill is NOT a Conservative.
| Link, the Hero of Time wrote: | | Sense another Kobe Bryant case I do. |
I don't, but if it comes to that, O'Reilly will win.
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