reached settlements, these are settlements that bill o'reilly paid himself, andrea makris and rebecca gomez diamond, they both had evidence, recordings. >> so there was some but you didn't hear that directly. >> we didn't hear the tapes, no. >> i'm asking because i'm trying to think about what holes o'reilly's folks are going to try to poke in your story. i've not see them challenge any facts. >> no, that hasn't happened. >> what are you expecting now? on saturday "the wall street journal" reported that bill o'reilly recently renewed his contract. it was going to be up later this year. these renewed for an unknown amount of time. ally he be staying at the network for a while. do you think there's any fallout to come from this? >> i think one big question is whether there are other women who might come forward with allegations or accusations. >> you can't say whether you have other women besides the five settlements and two others you name in the story, you can't say there are other women like you all interviewed? >> like what mike said, the facts are the facts that we thought were ready to

reporting that back in 2011 bill o'reilly personally settled with former fox business channel host rebecca gomezilly personally paid a producer, andrea mackris, about $9 million, with both parties agreeing in the settlement that no wrongdoing whatsoever had occurred. in his recent statement o'reilly writes, "in my more than 20 years at fox news channel no one has ever filed a complaint about me with the human resources department, even on the anonymous hotline," adding, "i'm a father who cares deeply for my children and so i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children." and fox news's parent company coming to his defense stating "21st century fox takes matters of workplace behavior very seriously. while he denies the merits of these claims, mr. o'reilly has resolved those he regarded as his personal responsibility." would you like bill o'reilly to lose his job? >> if mr. o'reilly is in fact guilty of sexual harassment of multiple women, of course he should be fired. he would be fired in any other company. for some reason fox news keeps him. what we have called for today is for there

times reporting back in 2011, o'reilly personally settled with former fox business channel host, rebecca gomez middle of last week, the tide began to turn. against fox's biggest star. >> o'reilly took what was characterized as a preplanned vacation. >> well have a contest on billo'reilli.com. guess where bill is going? a full report when i return. >> he never did. this was his final fox signoff. >> yeah, thank you for watching us. i'm bill o'reilly, remember the spin stops here. >> tonight the o'reilly factor aired with a guest host in the air. but now, it is just called the factor. i'm nick watt for "nightline." >> ironically enough, o'reilly was spotted over the weekend meeting with pope francis in rome. >> shaking his hand, in the vip section. there has been a lot of talk. there he was and still is in italy. >> hope he is enjoying it. having a few glasses. coming up. richard simmons speaks out for the first time in more than a year. >> and a doubles partner for serena williams. "the skinny" is next. ♪ >> and a doubles partner for serena williams. "the skinny" is next. ♪ skinny ♪ ♪ so skinny

also reporting in 2011, o'reilly also personally settled with former fox business channel host rebecca gomez diamond for $1 million. >> there's no question that there is a toxic culture at fox news of sexual harassment and retaliation. >> reporter: the problem was even bigger than o'reilly. fox ex-chairman roger ailes gave former fox and friends age correspond gretchen carlson a $20 million settlement and apology. she claimed he sabotaged her career because she refused his sexual advances. >> i hope i've helped other women to win. >> reporter: ailes said, i will not allow my presence to become a distraction. >> we're talking here about a culture of sexual harassment. a culture, a hostile work environment that they knew they had a problem with. they knew it because it came from the top down. >> reporter: admit of last week, the tide began to turn. against informatifox's biggest . o'reilly took what was characterized as a preplanned vacation. >> we have a contest, guess where bill's going, a full report when i return. >> reporter: he never did. this was his final fox sign-off. >> thanks for wa

in 2011, fox business network host rebecca gomez diamond left the network after allegedly being paid by o'reilly. recently in 2016, fox's parent company stettling with two koe s correspondents. on his website, o'reilly saying i'm vulnerable to lawsuits from individuals who want me to pay them to avoid negative publicity. going on to say i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children. >> 21st century fox releasing a state saying we have looked into the matters over the last few months and discussed them with mr. o'reilly. while he denies the merits of the claim, mr. o'reilly resolved those he regarded as his personal responsibility. current fox news contributor, julie raginski, filing a lawsuit against fox news, former ceo, and claiming sexual harassment by ales, something his lawyer denies. in los angeles, dana baucus. >> and lisa bloom is calling for an independent investigation. but reportedly says that walsh is not looking for money. >> abc's nick watt caught up with walsh as well as her attorney's mother, another prominent civil rights attorney, lisa bloom. >> this is

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reporting that back in 2011 bill o'reilly personally settled with former fox business channel host rebecca gomezs agreeing in the settlement that no wrongdoing whatsoever had occurred. in his recent statement o'reilly writes, "in my more than 20 years at fox news channel no one has ever filed a complaint about me with the human resources department, even on the anonymous hotline," adding, "i'm a father who cares deeply for my children and so i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children." and fox news's parent company coming to his defense stating "21st century fox takes matters of work plaurs behavior very seriously. while he denies the merits of these claims, mr. o'reilly has resolved those he regarded as his personal responsibility." would you like bill o'reilly to lose his job? >> if mr. o'reilly is in fact guilty of sexual harassment of multiple women, of course he should be fired. he would be fired in any other company. for some reason fox news keeps him. what we have called for today is for there to be an independent investigation into fox news. >> reporter: tonight mercedes-b

"the times" reporting in 2011 o'reilly settled with former fox business channel host, rebecca gomez diamondously reported lawsuit filed by a show producer. andrea mackris. "the new york times" now reporting that o'reilly agreed to personally pay her about $9 million. and that both parties agree in the settlement that no wrongdoing whatsoever had occurred. >> i knew they were going to say vile things about me. but, you know, enough's enough. i just can't have this stuff. i have been having threats for the last five years. >> reporter: like other women in the article, according to "the times" mackris is bound by a confidentiality agreement. o'reilly's statement goes on to say, in my more than 20 years at fox news channel, no one has ever filed a complaint about me with human resources. even on the anonymous hotline. adding, i'm a father who cares deeply for my children. so i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children. fox news' parent company coming to his defense. stating 21st century fox takes matters of workplace behavior very seriously. while he denies the merits of these cla

the women are rachel witlieb bernstein, andrea mackris, rebecca gomez diamond, laurie dhue, and julietuddy. they have accused o'reilly of making unwanted sexual comments, kissing or touching them without their consent, and retaliating against them professionally when they rejected his advances. and on monday, television commentator dr. wendy walsh came forward to accuse fox news star bill o'reilly of sexually harassing her, and then retaliating against her professionally when she rejected him. this is dr. walsh, describing what happened after o'reilly offered her a job at fox news over d dner. >> so when dinner was finished, he simply said, let's get out of here. i assumed he meant we should move to the bar to continue our conversation about my career at fox news. he caught up with me said, no, no, come back to my suite. at that point, you know, i am a woman of a certain age. i've had situations like this in my life. i knew how to behave. i simply said, i'm sorry, i can't do that. and he immediately got defensive and said, w what do you mean? you u think i'm going to attack your someth

the times reporting in 2011, o'reilly settled with former fox business channel host, rebecca gomez diamondusly reported lawsuit filed by a show producer. andrea mackris, "the new york times" reporting that o'reilly agreed to personally paid mackris $9 million. and both parties agree in the settlement that no wrongdoing whatsoever had occurred. >> i knew they were going to say vile things about me. enough is enough. i just can't have the stuff. having threats for the last five years. >> reporter: like other women in the article, according to the times, mackris its bound by confidentiality agreement. o'reilly's statement goes on to say in my more than 20 years at fox news channel no one has ever filed a complaint with human resources even on the anonymous hotline. i'm a father who cares deeply for my children. and so i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children. fox news parent company, coming to his defense, stating, 21st century fox takes matters of work place behavior very seriously. while he denies the merits of these claims, mr. o'reilly has resolved those he regarded as hi

in 2011, fox business network host rebecca gomez diamond left the network after allegedly being paido'reilly. recently in 2016, fox's parent company settling with two company allegedly settling with two correspondents. claiming sexual harassment by o'reilly for $3 million. in a statement posted on his website, o'reilly saying i'm vulnerable to lawsuits from individuals who want me to pay them to avoid negative publicity. going on to say i have put to rest any controversies to spare my children. >> 21st century fox releasing a statement saying, "we have looked into the matters over the last few months and discussed them with mr. o'reilly. while he denies the merits of the claim, mr. o'reilly resolved those he regarded as his personal responsibility." current fox news contributor, julie raginski, filing a lawsuit against fox news, former ceo, roger ales, and current co-president, bill shine, claiming sexual harassment by ales, something his lawyer denies. in los angeles, dana baucus. abc news. >> wendy walsh's attorney, lisa bloom. >> as we walked past the stand the i turned toward the

. >> reporter: in 2011 fox business network host rebecca gomez diamond leaving the network after allegedlyrtedly not finding out until five years later and in 2016, fox's parent company allegedly settling with two correspondents claiming sexual harassment by o'reilly. >> laurie dhue. >> laurie dhue reportedly receiving more than a million dollars and juliet huddy paid 1.6 million. >> welcome back to the bottom half of the hour. gretchen carlson first exposing fox news' alleged culture of harassment last summer. >> it's time for us to to come out of the shadows and let our otherwises be heard. >> reporter: suing fox news chairman and chief executive roger ailes claiming her contract wasn't renewed after she rebuffed his advances. though he denied the allegations ailes resigned just weeks later, fox settling for $20 million. the scrutiny leading to an ongoing federal criminal investigation into whether the network used corporate funds to pay off ailes' accusers. at the time, o'reilly defended his friend and boss. >> in this country every famous, powerful or wealthy person is a target. >> rep

. >> if we're throwing around all these terms -- >> former fox news anchor rebecca gomez-diamond settled saying, i'm truly disappointed and vilified all over again. such comments tell women they won't be believed. the president himself no stranger to the kinds of allegations now facing o'reilly. >> hello, how are you? >> reporter: mr. trump has denied sexual misconduct following the release of the 2005 tape threatening his campaign last year. on the tape you can hear him talking about bragging comments called locker room talk. since politics, the president has appeared on "the o'reilly factor" multiple times and is the most high profile defender. see speaking with me on msnbc, now criticizing the president and claiming more female employees from fox news could come forward. >> i've been flooded with calls, by the way, from fox news women all week. i'm happy to talk to them. >> reporter: so are there others out there that want to talk? >> there are many others. >> reporter: fox didn't respond to nbc's request about bloom's claim. congresswoman maxine waters was recently mocked by o'reilly