Bill O'Reilly sues ex-N.J. politician for Facebook post
Source: CBS
NEW YORK -- Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has sued a New Jersey ex-politician for writing on his Facebook page that O'Reilly sexually harassed his ex-girlfriend and wanted her to dig up dirt on another accuser.
A summons filed on Friday in New York state court seeks redress for Michael J. Panter's "intentional, malicious, and bad faith actions in making defamatory and false statements in a publicly available social media post."
O'Reilly is asking for at least $5 million in damages "for the public hatred, ridicule, disgrace, and permanent harm to his professional and personal reputations" as a result of the post, according to the court document.
In a Facebook post earlier this week, Panter wrote that his ex-girlfriend, a Fox employee he didn't name, had settled a claim against O'Reilly and was bound by a non-disclosure agreement. But he said he felt compelled to speak out after hearing "O'Reilly spinning his falsehoods almost daily."
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AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)How does one 'harm' what he is perceived as?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)And rightfully so.
rurallib
(62,451 posts)O'Reilly has to pretty up his 'reputation' before he gets that gig on Sinclair.
mackdaddy
(1,528 posts)If there really was a settled claim with a NDA, then this suit could cause the ex-girlfriend to have to testify in court and invalidate the NDA, I would think.
This would also open up O'Reilly to a reverse lawsuit.
Another question: Since O'Reilly is a public figure, would such a case even make it to court?
Of course I would never have heard about this if he had not filed this law suit. But, of course it did not change my opinion of him. I have thought he was a slime ball since the loofah days.
onenote
(42,768 posts)provided that the other side is given notice and an opportunity to object.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)He doesn't care if he wins,
it's just to harass the guy.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)Bengus81
(6,933 posts)mpcamb
(2,878 posts)It gets costly, ya know.