Made you look, Bill!
But now that I've got you all here, I'd like to remind the sponsors of The O'Reilly Factor of exactly who they are sponsoring.
The one...the only...Mr. Sexual Harasssment!
The one...the only...Mr. Pornographic Novel!
The Complaint, courtesy of the Smoking Gun:
From wiki:
On October 13, 2004, O'Reilly filed a preemptive lawsuit against O'Reilly Factor producer Andrea Mackris, her lawyer Benedict P. Morelli, and Morelli's law firm for extortion, contending Mackris had privately demanded more than $60 million (USD) to settle a claim of sexual harassment. Morelli did not deny that they had demanded the settlement prior to filing the complaint, but did deny the allegations of extortion.[23][24][25][26]
Later that same day, Mackris filed a complaint of sexual harassment against O'Reilly, claiming that O'Reilly had made numerous references to "phone sex, vibrators, threesomes, masturbation, the loss of his virginity, and other sexual fantasies".[27] The details of some of these fantasies resembled scenes in a book written by O'Reilly, Those Who Trespass. The specificity with which Ms. Mackris recounted O'Reilly's telephone calls lead many to believe that she had taped the calls. The existence of these tapes, and O'Reilly's desire that they never be made public, were seen by many as the reason for the prompt settlement of the suit in Mackris's favor.
According to many accounts, O'Reilly paid many millions to make the lawsuit go away.[28][29][26] The complaint also sought additional damages and described alleged actions of retaliation by Fox, et al.[26] Both cases were settled out of court and all parties agreed to keep the terms of the settlement confidential.[26]
For shame, Bill! So rabid you just can't keep it to yourself. And there are tapes, or you would have continued to lie about it, most assuredly.
And lest we forget Bill's master work of fiction - the XXX-rated, pornographic and grotesquely violent "Those Who Trespass":
Digby archives:
And here's a bit from O'Reilly's novel, Those Who Trespass:
The spray felt great against her skin as she ducked her head underneath the nozzle. Closing her eyes she concentrated on the tingling sensation of water flowing against her body. Suddenly another sensation entered, Ashley felt two large hands wrap themselves around her [GO TO THE LINK FOR THE REST!]
Who knew that Big Bill was so obsessed with erotic fantasy? (And, furthermore, who ever wanted to?)
Does anyone see any similarities to the transcript in the legal documents above?!
And this one may be just too hot for dailykos! (scroll down)
My word!
From Salon:
Naturally, there's a complicating factor thrown into the equation, and it's spelled B-A-B-E. O'Malley and Michaels are in love with the same woman, Ashley Van Buren, a 31-year-old tabloid reporter with a "large bust that both helped and hurt her" career. The Vassar grad, employed by a newspaper that has all the markings of the New York Post, is tenacious in her quest for the truth. Assigned to cover the murders, she gets personally involved with both of the O'Reilly personas. At first, she cannot resist the charms of the evil O'Reilly -- and the narrator tells us why, in the form of a dating tip. "Shannon had learned a long time ago that being coy was an essential part of flirting. Women liked confident men, but they also liked little boys. For men, the trick was to combine the two qualities."
Sticking with convention, though, the good O'Reilly -- that is, not the psychopathic murderer -- gets the girl in the end. "Her painful, dangerous ordeal had turned into one of the most joyous times of her life," we learn on the last page. The scene takes place on a Caribbean beach, where the narrator waxes on. "Out of confusion and chaos, Ashley Van Buren had found clarity and happiness. And, as she wrapped her slender arms around Tommy's thick neck, she hoped those new feelings would deepen and last forever." For his part, O'Malley "was naked and at attention."
Yes, no thriller would be complete without sex, and the inimitable quality of O'Reilly's erotic prose in "Those Who Trespass" has been extensively documented on Salon and elsewhere. Still, it's worth noting a few things about O'Reilly's writing. Kirkus Reviews calls the language "wooden"; one could stick to the simpler adjective "bad." Within the first 10 pages, for example, we're treated to "the clouds were assembling in the west," "[h]is intense sexual hunger was apparent to anyone who bothered to notice," and "he did what he usually did when gratification eluded him -- he got unpleasant."
For shame O'Reilly Factor sponsors - do you support Bill O'Reilly the porn-peddling sexual harasser?!
(Hey, JetBlue - you caved to this guy? Ugh.)