CNN is giddy tonight for three reasons. One, because they are basically ignoring the Kori Mohammad terrorist attack in Fresno earlier today. Two, because they are hoping some communist named OssOff will win a house race in Georgia, and three because Bill O’Reilly may be finally done, officially at Fox News. CNN, known for nothing more than Fake News these days is claiming that O’Reilly and Fox are talking about a contract exit, and that O’Reilly will NOT return to the O’Reilly Factor after his vacation. As is typical for CNN, they are using their anonymous sources, so take it with two grains of salt.
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A well-placed source said Tuesday afternoon that representatives for Fox and O’Reilly have begun talking about an exit. But this prompted a denial from sources in O’Reilly’s camp.
Even one person close to O’Reilly, however, said he will probably not be back on “The O’Reilly Factor.”
The original well-placed source said an announcement about O’Reilly’s fate was likely by the end of the week.
The fact that none of these sources were willing to go on the record speaks to the delicate maneuvering underway.
The network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox (FOX), will hold a board meeting on Thursday, a spokeswoman told CNNMoney. One of the sources said O’Reilly will be a primary topic.
The Murdochs, the men who control 21st Century Fox, are pointedly not commenting on any of this.
But conversations inside Fox have already turned to possible O’Reilly successors.
Even if O’Reilly were done, it’s not like it would help CNN’s ratings or credibility at all.