Dozens of big companies have pulled adverts from The O’Reilly Factor RICHARD DREW/ASSOCIATED PRESSThe owner of Fox News is to investigate a sexual harassment claim made against Bill O’Reilly, the channel’s embattled star, by a former guest on his show. The claim was made last week by Wendy Walsh, a psychologist who appeared regularly on The O’Reilly Factor on Fox News. 21st Century Fox, owner of the popular right-wing news network, said it would investigate the claim. Dozens of big companies have withdrawn advertising from The O’Reilly Factor amid newspaper reports that Fox News secretly settled sexual harassment claims made against Mr O’Reilly, 67, over several years. 21st Century Fox has instructed Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a law firm, to assist with its…

Source: The Times April 10, 2017 22:52 UTC