O'Reilly accuser to cut deal?

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If he's guilty. he's done. Looks like his job may be safe afterall.


BY GEORGE RUSH and ADAM NICHOLS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Andrea Mackris may be ready to settle her sex-harassment battle with Fox TV host Bill O'Reilly.
Mackris' lawyer, Benedict Morelli, made a back-channel overture to O'Reilly's team on Tuesday, according to a source close to O'Reilly.

Morelli called Court TV anchor Lisa Bloom when he heard she would be discussing the case on air with Bo Dietl, a private eye who has been gathering information on Mackris for O'Reilly's lawyers, the source said.

Bloom and Morelli became acquainted while both appeared on the Fox TV show "Power of Attorney."

The source said Morelli asked Bloom to tell Dietl that Mackris is "willing to settle."

Sources said Bloom agreed to act as go-between and told Dietl off-camera that Mackris was ready to deal.

"It seemed like she was trying to broker a deal," according to one witness to the discussion. "She said, 'This thing should be settled.'"

Sources close to O'Reilly's team have hinted that Mackris may need the money. Yesterday, an Internet news site reported it had a financial report showing Mackris is almost $100,000 in debt. The claim, made by the Drudge Report, has not been confirmed.

Mackris, 33, claimed she was subjected to sexual comments by O'Reilly while she was an associate producer for "The O'Reilly Factor."

O'Reilly claimed Mackris and Morelli tried to extort $60 million in return for her silence.

Dietl declined to discuss his conversation with Bloom, but said, "I've stayed out of the negotiations."

Bloom was not available for comment yesterday, but Court TV spokeswoman Patty Caruso said, "She definitely did not make any offer on behalf of Andrea Mackris or her lawyer."

Repeated calls to the legal teams of Mackris and O'Reilly, and to Mackris, were not returned yesterday.

Mackris has told the Daily News there have been no negotiations since Tuesday, but pointed out it always was her intention to settle the case out of court.

A spokeswoman for Morelli's legal firm confirmed: "We always wanted to settle this in private and it's always an option."

Meanwhile, O'Reilly's lawyers filed new papers yesterday in Nassau Supreme Court specifying what evidence they want Mackris and Morelli to disclose.

It includes any tape recordings, telephone and credit card statements and communications between Mackris and liberal radio host and author Al Franken.

The request was to be heard today, but both sides agreed to adjourn until next Friday.

Originally published on October 22, 2004
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er...I haven't been following this...but why would he be done if guilty?

for comments? I don't think so?
 
His credibility among his fans & followers would drop to zero. Unlike the left, conservatives take these matters seriously ;)
 
How? Did he deny it at some point? I really haven't read one word on this. Men make cracks :shrug: seems all stoopid to me.
 
He doesn't need to deny it. He filed a lawsuit before she did...sounds like denial to me. If he's proven guilty or admits it his base dries up. This goes beyond saying someting stupid.
 
Leslie said:
How? Did he deny it at some point? I really haven't read one word on this. Men make cracks :shrug: seems all stoopid to me.
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But in todays society, those cracks can leave you open for just what's happening to O'Reilly right now.

Here's the way it's supposed to work...

Man: Wanna have sex?
Woman:Get lost, and don't bother me again...
Man: Okay (leaves)

End of story as long as the man doesn't repeat his advances...

Here's the way it happens now:

Man: Wanna have sex?
Woman: (leaves to avoid conflict)

2 weeks later, the man get's hit with a sexual harrassment lawsuit, the company gets hit with a hostile workplace lawsuit, the man gets fired, the company makes concessions to the woman for her harrassment, and the lawsuit against the company is dropped. Now we have a real problem. If the woman decides not to work as hard, and gets fired, the company can be held liable for retaliatory practices...regardless if it's provable, or not.
 
exactly. and I think in the real world, most rational people see that...so...
I don't get how it'd ruin his credibility :p
 
Leslie said:
exactly. and I think in the real world, most rational people see that...so...
I don't get how it'd ruin his credibility :p
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Because if enough irrational people decide to boycott companies advertising on the network, Bill O'Rielly will go belly-up before you know it...
 
Leslie said:
exactly. and I think in the real world, most rational people see that...so...
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Well, there's the source of our issue. Leslie rather seriously overestimated the number of rational people versus irrational idiots.
 
GONZ...he touched me in the shoutbox....I am suing OTC for 2.8 million in damages

During the wee hours of the morning I was just minding my buisness when GONZ repeatedly groped me in the shoutbox...he made lude coments and I heard vibrating noises. I am suing...all will know the tyrannical and perverse ways of GONZ.....
 
Gato_Solo said:
Because if enough irrational people decide to boycott companies advertising on the network, Bill O'Rielly will go belly-up before you know it...
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See Les ,theres the problem, O'Reilly's followers are Republicans . :swing:

Speaking of those who have fallen ,hows Rush doing,haven't heard much from him lately.
 
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