A former producer at Fox News has filed a lawsuit against the company and Bill O’Reilly in federal court today for breach of contract and defamation. The producer, Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, reached a settlement with O’Reilly back in 2002. Business Insider reports:
In a statement, Rachel Witlieb Bernstein's lawyer said since O'Reilly's history of alleged sexual harassment has become public, Bernstein has experienced "widespread distribution of disparaging, defamatory, and false claims against her."
Bernstein's lawyer said Fox News falsely claimed that no one had complained to the company's harassment hotline, while Berstein claimed she repeatedly complained to HR and Fox News executives about O'Reilly's behavior.
"Knowing Ms. Bernstein and O'Reilly's other victims are afraid to speak out because he and Fox forced them to sign non-disclosure agreements, O'Reilly and Fox have made false and disparaging claims," the statement said. "They should release all victims from their NDS and let the truth out."
View a copy of the press release below.