Bill O'Reilly Dropped by UTA Talent Agency Over Sexual Misonduct
Former FOX News Anchor Bill O'Reilly will no longer be under the management of UTA agency once their contract expires. The company severed ties after the confirmation of a $32 million settlement he paid out surfaced.
The agency informed O'Reilly Monday night following The New York Times' report over the weekend about paying out a massive settlement to a former Fox News analyst.
"Bill has already lined up new representation," O'Reilly's representative, Mark Fabiani, told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. He did not say which agency signed the former news anchor.
Since last spring, UTA agency has reportedly been under pressure by liberal Hollywood clients who wanted O'Reilly out when it was discovered that he had settled sexual harassment claims.
FOX News vowed to take a stand against harassment after their former CEO Roger Allies was slammed with sexual harassment claims. They eventually settled Gretchen Carlson's claims against Ailes. The company also issued a public apology.
O'Reilly was fired from FOX News in April. The network dropped him over sexual harassment and racial discrimination allegations from former female co-workers.
Reports say O'Reilly and Fox News paid five women $13 million in settlements. The sixth payout was allegedly the largest, exceeding Carlson's settlement.
He has been keeping busy with his nonfiction "Killing" series which is now in its seventh book. He continues to host a daily newscast broadcasted through his official website, BillOReilly.com.
It can be recalled that O'Reilly told THR last month that he has received many offers to return to TV and he might take up an offer. He said that he might make an announcement in Oct.
"I'm a hired gun," he said. "If you want me to do something, I'm absolutely willing to listen, but I've got to feel that the odds of success are high."
