- Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2017
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Mercedes-Benz pulls ads from Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor"
In this combination photo, former Fox News contributor Wendy Walsh, left, appears at a news conference in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles on Monday, April 3, 2017, and Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly appears on the set of his show, "The O'Reilly Factor" on Oct. 1, 2015 in New York. (AP Photo/Anthony McCartney, left, and Richard Drew)
- NEW YORK (AP)
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Car company Mercedes-Benz says it's pulling ads from Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" because of host Bill O'Reilly's sexual-harassment "controversy."
The New York Times reported over the weekend Fox News' parent company or O'Reilly have paid $13 million since 2012 to five women who said he sexually harassed or verbally abused them.
Mercedes-Benz says the allegations are "disturbing." It says given the importance of women in every aspect of its business it doesn't feel this is a good environment in which to advertise its products.
Representatives for Fox News and owner 21st Century Fox haven't responded to questions.