Liberal comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell tweeted a short, graphic response to a report over the weekend that a total of $13 million in settlement payouts have been received by five women who accused Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of harassment.
“[F]uck urself with a stick @oreillyfactor,” she tweeted Tuesday, tagging the Twitter handle used by the “The O’Reilly Factor” host.
fuck urself with a stick @oreillyfactor https://t.co/iFmiNIor86
— ROSIE (@Rosie) April 4, 2017
An investigation by the New York Times found either O’Reilly or Fox News’ parent company, 21st Century Fox, paid five women a total of $13 million in exchange for agreeing to not pursue litigation or speak about their accusations of sexual harassment or other types of inappropriate behavior.
O’Reilly later put out a statement in which he didn’t deny the report, but did seem to fire back, saying that as a “prominent and controversial” figure he is “vulnerable to lawsuits from individuals.”
While Fox News and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, have stood by O’Reilly, as of Tuesday, at least 15 companies have pulled ads from his show.
