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Originally posted by ShellyCrash
The reason the Fox camp knew what was comming is because they offered to settle outside of court before filing. The lawyers for the assist. producer met with Fox news execs a few times, but they were firm on the $60 mil - so Fox decided to file first.
Fox didn't want to pay out 60 mil without having all the evidence on the table, the other side didn't want to put all the evidence on the table to prevent Fox from getting a head start- so Fox decided that filing first would be in their best interest. I think if they would have known the entire case they would have settled and we never would have known the wiser.
O'Rielly probably did say those things, but if she was truelly in horror, it wouldn't have percisted to the extend it did. If you can tell someone's jacking off on the phone and you're "disgusted"- you fucking hang up- end of story. Because O'Reilly was rich, she broke out a tape recorder instead.
And one other note- O'Reilly has the highest "cable news" ratings- not the highest ratings in cable. 
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The thing is that it's not that simple. Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace can only take place when someone feels their advancement or job is or could be affected.. Thats really a core issue, whether she left and came back or was just hired or whatever the case.
If Oreilly called you or me and breathed heavy or whatever, we just hang up and it's case closed. But she was/is an employee at the same company and that makes it a workplace sort of issue.
It could very well be that even if all of those allegations are true of words spoken and whatnot, the case wont hinge on that at all. But rather if he was in a position to affect her job in any way..