Ousted Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Monday evening apologized to fellow former Fox News host Eric Bolling for mentioning the death of Bolling’s son while attacking the media for reporting on sexual harassment allegations.
Apologies to Eric Bolling and prayers for him and his family. The message I tried to send was that allegations harm kids. Nothing more.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 23, 2017
Eric Bolling is a stand up guy who deserves the respect I have for him.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 23, 2017
Following a report in the New York Times over the weekend revealing that O’Reilly reached a $32 million settlement with a Fox News analyst who accused the former Fox host of sexual harassment and misconduct, O’Reilly has been on a tear. He has lashed out at the media, claiming that news outlets are out to get him.
He also criticized the media for hurting the families of those accused of harassment, bringing up the death of Bolling’s son — Bolling’s son died hours after Fox News announced Bolling would leave the network after sexual harassment allegations.
“I urge you to think about what you put in your newspaper. Eric Bolling’s son is dead,” O’Reilly told the New York Times. “He’s dead because of allegations made — in my opinion and I know this to be true — against Mr. Bolling.”
Bolling quickly called out O’Reilly for bringing his son’s death into the situation.
“I believe it is beyond inappropriate for anyone to bring in the tragic death of my son Eric Chase Bolling,” he said in a statement to the New York Times.
“He’s dead because of allegations made — in my opinion and I know this to be true — against Mr. Bolling.”
So he lied. Again. Why should anyone believe the Trump clone?
Believe him? Nuh-uh, but I’m sure he’s hurting and needs our kindness. I suggest we all send him some gay porn and loofahs.
Apology via Tweet.
What a sensitive guy.
No class dick talks shit about no class dick.
Hilarity ensues
Film at 11:00
It strikes me this morning that O’Reilly was intruding on and making use of someone else’s grief as a way of attempting to validate his own particular position–just as Trump did by referring to John Kelly’s son’s death and whether Obama had called him to offer condolences as a way to try to justify his own foot-dragging.
Which is to say, this is reprehensible behavior–people intruding on others’ privacy and at the same time complaining about others’ intruding on their own privacy.