Unusual tiff between Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and Megyn Kelly
NEW YORK — Bill O’Reilly is questioning his Fox News Channel colleague Megyn Kelly’s loyalty for writing in her just-published memoir and talking about accusations that former Fox chief Roger Ailes made unwanted sexual advances on her a decade ago.
Kelly responded that she had the support of her new bosses to write about the incidents and that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.”
Meanwhile, Kelly appeared under attack Wednesday in an unusual forum: people flooding Amazon.com with negative reviews of her book, “Settle For More,” in what her publisher regards as an orchestrated campaign.
The unusual back-and-forth between two prime-time hosts is a headache for Fox News, which declined comment on Wednesday. O’Reilly, 67, has long been Fox’s most popular personality. Kelly, 45, is seen as a major part of Fox’s future and network management is eager to sign her beyond her current contract, which expires next July.