Bill O’Reilly Emerges After Fox News Ouster: ‘The Truth Will Come Out’

Ousted Fox News host Bill O’Reilly broke his silence on Monday evening in a podcast posted to his personal website, where he said that the “truth will come out” about his departure from Fox News.

“I am sad that I’m not on television anymore. I was very surprised how it all turned out. I can’t say a lot, because there’s much stuff going on right now,” he said on his “No Spin News” podcast. “But I can tell you that I’m very confident the truth will come out, and when it does, I don’t know if you’re going to be surprised — but I think you’re going to be shaken, as I am. There’s a lot of stuff involved here.”

“Now, I can’t say any more because I just don’t want to influence the flow of the information. I don’t want the media to take what I say and misconstrue it,” he continued. “And you, as a loyal O’Reilly listener, have a right to know, I think, down the lane what exactly happened. And we are working in that direction, okay?”

O’Reilly left Fox News last week following allegations of sexual harassment. His departure was prompted in part by a report in the New York Times that at least five women had received settlements for sexual harassment allegations against O’Reilly.

In a statement last week, O’Reilly insisted that he was ousted over “unsubstantiated claims.” His legal team had been working to prove that O’Reilly is just the victim of a smear campaign from liberal groups.

During his 19-minute Monday evening podcast, O’Reilly said that he would turn his podcast into a news platform. He said that over time he would like to start bringing guests on the podcast and transform the podcast into a “genuine news program.”