Well Eric Bolling Be Back to Fox News
Fans of disgraced former Fox News hosts Bill O'Reilly and Eric Bolling can feel relieved.
The two men, whose careers at the network ended amid humiliating sexual harassment allegations, are back to being friends.
Or at least, Bolling is no longer mad at O'Reilly, according to a Twitter exchange the two had late Monday afternoon.
Apologies to Eric Bolling and prayers for him and his family. The message I tried to send was that allegations harm kids. Nothing more.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 23, 2017
Thanks Bill, apology accepted. https://t.co/2lkUxxAvFD
— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) October 23, 2017
Bolling had called out O'Reilly earlier Monday, shortly after a combative O'Reilly was heard on the New York Times Daily podcast, claiming that media reports on various Fox News sexual-harassment scandals had hurt more than careers.
O'Reilly then invoked the death of Bolling's 19-year-old son Eric Chase Bolling to win sympathy for his argument that he was the victim of a liberal conspiracy to ruin his life, which in turn was devastating his children.
"It's been a horrendous experience," Fox News' one-time top-rated host said of reports that he or the network had paid out a total of $45 million to six women to settle sexual harassment allegations against him.
"The pain it brings to my children is indescribable," O'Reilly said angrily. "And I would give up my life to protect my children, but I find myself not being able to protect them because of things being said about me, their father."
That's when he mentioned Bolling's son, who was found dead in early September in an apartment in Boulder, Colorado, where he was a college student.
News of the young man's death came hours after Fox News announced that it had parted ways with his father following an investigation of claims that the elder Bolling had sent explicit images and texts to female colleagues. Bolling had worked for Fox News for about 10 years.
In his interview with the Times, O'Reilly grasped at media reports that said the young man had endured "emotional torture" over the allegations against his father.
He said, "I urge you to think about what you put in your newspaper. Eric Bolling's son is dead. Is dead. Because of allegations made—in my opinion, and I know this to be true—against Mr. Bolling."
O'Reilly apparently thought to use the tragedy to warn reporters off reporting on sexual-harassment allegations against him or others.
Over the weekend, the Times published the latest in its series of stories about O'Reilly, who lost his Fox News job in April. The Times said that one of the settlements O'Reilly had reached with an accuser amounted to $32 million. Furthermore, the Times said, Fox was aware of the settlement but chose to renew O'Reilly's contract in February, granting him a four-year extension that paid $25 million a year.
In what he said to the Times' about Bolling's son, O'Reilly clearly expected to find an understanding ally in his former Fox colleague. But the bereaved father wasn't having any of it.
Bolling said in a statement, "I believe it is beyond inappropriate for anyone to bring in the tragic death of my son Eric Chase Bolling."
He also said that his parting with Fox News "was in no way connected to the tragic news of my son's passing."
He added that he had been told by the coroner that the death was accidental, the Daily Camera reported.
Boulder police spokeswoman Shannon Aulabaugh told the Daily Camera last month that while an autopsy was performed, toxicology tests could take up to four weeks. Those results have yet to be released. The coroner's office would not comment on Bolling's statement or the cause of his son's death Monday, the Daily Camera said.
Some news outlets had initially reported that Eric Chase Bolling's death could have been a drug overdose or a suicide. His father immediately tweeted out that "authorities have informed us there is no sign of self harm at this point."
Meanwhile, O'Reilly had other things to say Monday about entities he believes have it out for him. In addition to the media and a liberal conspiracy, he was also blaming God for his troubles, according to CNN.
In the latest episode of his web series, "No Spin News," O'Reilly said: "You know, am I mad at God? Yeah, I'm mad at him. I wish I had more protection. I wish this stuff didn't happen. I can't explain it to you. Yeah, I'm mad at him."
In the end Monday, news that Bolling and O'Reilly are back on good terms brought relief to Bolling fans who tweeted:
*Please don't turn against one another! You are both great men and we miss both of you on @foxnews!@BillOReilly
— *Still*Deplorable*Suzie*USA* (@MyersSuzan) October 23, 2017
Eric I do believe @BillOReilly meant well.
You are so loved by so many. I really believe Bill wanted to help you, like we all do.❤️— Katherine Byrd (@peaceandjoy101) October 23, 2017
#FoxNews is not the same without you guys. Miss you!
— Not_a_Russian_Bot (@mich_linux_guy) October 23, 2017
Well Eric Bolling Be Back to Fox News
Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/24/eric-bolling-accepts-bill-oreillys-apology-for-using-his-sons-death-to-win-sympathy/
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