Fox News’ Kurtz on O’Reilly: Women Here Said They Were Uncomfortable with Him Staying

BAIER You may have ░░░░░░░░ heard there are some ░░░░░░░░ changes coming to the ░░░░░░░░ lineup here at the ░░░░░░░░ News channel Bill O ░░░░░░░░ is leaving as of ░░░░░░░░ after what our parent ░░░░░░░░ 21st Century Fox called ░░░░░░░░ extensive review of sexual ░░░░░░░░ allegations against him allegations ░░░░░░░░ O Reilly again today ░░░░░░░░ completely unfounded The decision ░░░░░░░░ announced this afternoon by ░░░░░░░░ James and Lachlan Murdock ░░░░░░░░ News media analyst and ░░░░░░░░ of Fox s Media ░░░░░░░░ Howard Kurtz is here ░░░░░░░░ details Good evening Howard ░░░░░░░░ Good evening Bret Bill ░░░░░░░░ Reilly the biggest star ░░░░░░░░ the 20 year history ░░░░░░░░ Fox News is leaving ░░░░░░░░ network in the wake ░░░░░░░░ mounting allegations of sexual ░░░░░░░░ and inappropriate conduct The ░░░░░░░░ came this afternoon in ░░░░░░░░ terse statement from 21st ░░░░░░░░ Fox the network s ░░░░░░░░ company saying that after ░░░░░░░░ thorough and careful review ░░░░░░░░ the allegations the company ░░░░░░░░ O Reilly have agreed ░░░░░░░░ he will not be ░░░░░░░░ O Reilly the top ░░░░░░░░ host in cable news ░░░░░░░░ known for his combative ░░░░░░░░ confrontational style and a ░░░░░░░░ relationship with President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the climate shifted dramatically ░░░░░░░░ an April 1st New ░░░░░░░░ Times report that O ░░░░░░░░ or Fox had paid ░░░░░░░░ million over the years ░░░░░░░░ settle five cases alleging ░░░░░░░░ or other harassment on ░░░░░░░░ part More than 50 ░░░░░░░░ pulled their advertising from ░░░░░░░░ show O Reilly whose ░░░░░░░░ has accused far left ░░░░░░░░ of engaging in a ░░░░░░░░ campaign met with Pope ░░░░░░░░ today while on vacation ░░░░░░░░ Reilly said in a ░░░░░░░░ It was tremendously disheartening ░░░░░░░░ we part ways due ░░░░░░░░ completely unfounded claims but ░░░░░░░░ is the unfortunate reality ░░░░░░░░ of us in the ░░░░░░░░ eye must live with ░░░░░░░░ O Reilly s ouster ░░░░░░░░ nine months after the ░░░░░░░░ resignation of former chairman ░░░░░░░░ Ailes who several women ░░░░░░░░ of sexual harassment allegations ░░░░░░░░ he denied Rupert Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ his sons James and ░░░░░░░░ have emphasized changing the ░░░░░░░░ s culture so any ░░░░░░░░ of harassment is unacceptable ░░░░░░░░ that reason some female ░░░░░░░░ were uncomfortable with O ░░░░░░░░ staying on and pressure ░░░░░░░░ once the company asked ░░░░░░░░ law firm to examine ░░░░░░░░ allegations The move means ░░░░░░░░ programming changes on Monday ░░░░░░░░ Carlson will move into ░░░░░░░░ Reilly s slot at ░░░░░░░░ 00 P M Eastern ░░░░░░░░ The Five will go ░░░░░░░░ primetime at 9 00 ░░░░░░░░ M Martha MacCallum s ░░░░░░░░ becomes permanent at 7 ░░░░░░░░ P M and on ░░░░░░░░ 1st Eric Bolling launches ░░░░░░░░ new program at 5 ░░░░░░░░