The group Care2 (website) created a petition (read it here) demanding the Amalie Arena in Tampa and other cities cancel Bill O’Reilly’s tour amid sexual harassment allegations against him.
In 2015, a similar Care2 petition urged the cancellation of comedian Bill Cosby’s tour after more than 50 women came forward with allegations he had drugged and raped them. Care2 held a peaceful protest outside of his May 2, 2015 show in Atlanta. Care2 was joined by Cosby accusers, their families, and famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing some of the survivors.
On April 1, a New York Times investigation revealed five women have received payouts totalling $13 million from either O’Reilly himself or 21st Century Fox, Fox News’ parent company, in exchange for agreeing not to take legal action or speak about their harassment accusations against O’Reilly.
The women allege O’Reilly engaged in a variety of lewd and intimidating behaviors targeted at them, including verbal abuse, sexual comments, unwanted advances and phone calls in which it sounded as if O’Reilly was masturbating, the Times revealed.
On April 1, a New York Times investigation revealed five women have received payouts totalling $13 million from either O’Reilly himself or 21st Century Fox, Fox News’ parent company, in exchange for agreeing not to take legal action or speak about their harassment accusations against O’Reilly.
The women allege O’Reilly engaged in a variety of lewd and intimidating behaviors targeted at them, including verbal abuse, sexual comments, unwanted advances and phone calls in which it sounded as if O’Reilly was masturbating, the Times revealed.
O'Reilly will speak publicly for the first time since his firing on his podcast Monday April 24th.