Fox News Drops Bill O’Reilly ‘After a Thorough and Careful Review of Allegations Against Him’

Nearly 50 advertisers fled amid a slew of scandals

Fox News Channel has decided to part ways with Bill O’Reilly, the iconic cable news personality and the face of the network since 1996. Rupert Murdoch, 21st Century Fox co-chairman and Fox News executive chairman, along with co-chairmen James and Lachlan Murdoch, signed the following letter with company letterhead:

New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman was the first to publish a report today about O’Reilly’s exit, doing so at 11:20 a.m.

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