Bill O’Reilly managed to prevent an upcoming interview with one of his accusers in “Viewpoint.”
Andrea Makis’ appearance on the ABC daytime show on Wednesday was postponed O’Reilly’s legal team A temporary restraining order was filed to prevent her from commenting on the allegations of sexual harassment she made more than a decade ago.
In 2004, worked in Fox News, Agreed to a $9 million settlement agreement, which contained a clause that prohibited her from discussing the details of the incident.
After a producer of “View” contacted the reporter’s lawyer Frederick Newman to request a statement on McCree’s allegations, O’Reilly’s legal team rushed to file a TRO in a New York court.
Markles recently talked about Fox News The personality of Daily Beast. She told the publication that she felt she had “no choice” other than agreeing to a settlement and signing a non-disclosure agreement.
According to O’Reilly’s legal team, her latest remarks violated the agreement. Stephen Silverberg, O’Reilly’s lawyer, Submitted a petition It was stated on Tuesday that “an immediate injunction must be ensured because [Mackris] She intends to further seriously violate her legal obligations tomorrow and broadcast it on national television. “
In court documents, O’Reilly’s legal team stated that McCliss’ “statements so far have caused irreparable and significant harm. In addition, she has made it clear that she intends to aggravate this harm to the greatest extent, and will do so immediately. .”
On the same day, a judge signed a restraining order. The hearing after Mackris’ TRO is expected to take place on July 26th.
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