Sex Scandal Drives Advertisers Away from Bill O'Reilly

A handful of prominent advertisers said on Monday and Tuesday they had taken steps to ensure their commercials would not run on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” for the foreseeable future in the wake of revelations disclosed over the weekend of several claims of sexual harassment being made against the host in recent years.

“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,” said Donna Boland, manager of corporate communications for Mercedes Benz USA, in a statement. The automaker will instead run advertising elsewhere on the 21st Century Fox-owned outlet, she said. Hyundai said in a statement that it is “reallocating” commercials that were slated to air in the program “due to the recent and disturbing allegations. As a company we seek to partner with companies and programming that share our values of inclusion and diversity. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the situation as we plan future advertising decisions.” In a statement, BMW of North America said it had  “suspended its advertising with “The O’Reilly Factor.”’ The automaker said  it had made “no decisions regarding reallocation and whether or not the inventory will stay with Fox News.”

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