Mercedes-Benz Pulls Ads From 'O'Reilly Factor' Over New Harassment Allegations
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Mercedes-Benz has pulled its ads from Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor” after new reporting emerged over the weekend about sexual harassment allegations involving host Bill O’Reilly.
“We had advertising running on ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ (we run on most major cable news shows) and it has been reassigned in the midst of this controversy,” Donna Boland, a spokeswoman for Mercedes-Benz USA, said in a statement. “The allegations are disturbing and, given the importance of women in every aspect of our business, we don’t feel this is a good environment in which to advertise our products right now.”
The New York Times on Saturday reported that five women had received payments totaling about $13 million from either Mr. O’Reilly or Fox News parent 21st Century Fox in exchange for not pursuing litigation about their accusations.
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