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Megyn Kelly Blasts O'Reilly, Says Silencing Of Women 'Has To Stop'

Bill O'Reilly denies allegations of serial sexual harassment and has said no one at Fox News filed complaints about his behavior. That's false, former Fox News star Kelly said Monday: "I complained."

Former Fox News star Megyn Kelly delivered a blistering rebuke to disgraced former Fox host Bill O'Reilly on Monday. She said that despite his claims that there were no complaints about his behavior, she had personally spoken with network heads about O'Reilly's history of sexual harassment and his public treatment of women who step forward about workplace abuse.

O'Reilly was ousted in April afterreported that he had paid settlements to at least five women over . This weekend, the reported on the existence of , less than a year ago, for an eye-popping $32 million. Shortly after that settlement in January, Fox renewed O'Reilly for a new contract that amounted to a multimillion-dollar raise.

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