How Bill OReilly Silenced His Accusers

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'Settlement agreements between Bill O’Reilly and two of his accusers — made public for the first time on Wednesday — filled in previously unknown details about tactics employed by the former Fox News host to silence women who came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

The documents show that two women who reached settlements, Andrea Mackris and Rebecca Gomez Diamond, were required to turn over all evidence, including audio recordings and diaries, to Mr. O’Reilly. In addition, Ms. Mackris was required to disclaim the materials “as counterfeit and forgeries” if they ever became public.

The settlement with Ms. Mackris confirms a New York Times investigation that found a private investigator had been used to dig up information about her, with the agreement calling for the destruction of materials collected about her by Fox News’ private investigators, including Bo Dietl. The document also shows how her lawyers agreed to switch sides in the midst of the fight.

Strict confidentiality was the goal of the settlements. If the women were found to breach the agreements, they would be forced to return all the money they had received, forfeit any future payments and pay Mr. O’Reilly’s legal fees.

The settlement agreements were made public on Wednesday as part of the ongoing defamation lawsuit against Mr. O’Reilly and Fox News filed in December in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Ms. Mackris, Ms. Diamond and Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, who reached harassment settlements involving Mr. O’Reilly.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/business/media/how-bill-oreilly-silenced-his-accusers.html?

[marble falls]

1. This alone....

("The agreement between Mr. O’Reilly and Ms. Mackris nods to the potential for ethical concerns, requiring both of them to waive the conflicts of interest in Mr. O’Reilly’s retention of the Morelli firm. It states that, if the provision is found to violate the American Bar Association or New York professional codes, the rest of the agreement would remain “valid and binding.”"...)

shows that there was a conspiracy to close a legal agreement with foreknowledge of ethical violations. O'Reilly made a separate agreement with the client's lawyers in a settlement for the lawyers' clients. Someone needs to go to jail.

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2. They were "required" because they were paid and therefore AGREED to be "required"

Don't accept hush money under conditions and then cry victim.

[LanternWaste]

3. many people believe that cash denies casualty or injury.

I imagine in addition to you, many people believe that cash denies casualty or injury.

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4. No, but it bought their silence nt