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O’Reilly blames ouster on

ideology, culture with ‘no rules’

HILLEL ITALIE but I realize that’s the mar- Democratic National Com-
AP National Writer ket of the future,” he said, mittee employee. O’Reilly
NEW YORK (AP) — Former adding that if people didn’t thinks Hannity will stay on
Fox News personality Bill like his books they wouldn’t with Fox.
O’Reilly has lost his nightly have succeeded, no mat- “It’s the same thing, the far
show, but he’s as busy as ter where and how much left going after him, trying to
ever with his million-selling he talked about them. “I get him off the air,” O’Reilly
book career and deter- could give you a long list said. “I think Hannity will sur-
mined to find new fans on- of people who have televi- vive because I don’t know
In this April 6, 2016, file photo, Bill O’Reilly attends The Hollywood line. sion and radio shows with if Fox can handle another
Reporter’s “35 Most Powerful People in Media” celebration in In announcing his next books that didn’t do well.” shake-up like that.”
New York.
Associated Press book in the best-selling O’Reilly’s departure has O’Reilly said he chose the
“Killing” historical series on been among several for Fox American Revolution be-
Tuesday, O’Reilly reiterated over the past year, notably cause he had never read
his denial of the allegations the ouster of founding CEO a book that explained it
of sexual harassment that Roger Ailes. O’Reilly called “top to bottom” and was
led to his April ouster, blam- his firing a “business deci- also anxious to show the
ing them on false, ideologi- sion” by Fox, where ratings personal sides of George
cal attacks and a vicious have dropped in recent Washington and other
culture in which there are weeks. Nielsen says Fox’s leaders.
“no rules.” viewership in the 8 p.m. “You get to know all the
“Allegations are not facts. time slot that was O’Reilly’s people as people,” he
Nobody’s searching for the is down 13 percent be- said during the recent tele-
truth anymore,” O’Reilly, tween April and May. phone interview.
who was fired in April amid “There’s always cause and Holt has said all along that
allegations of sexual ha- effect,” he said. “We were no changes were planned
rassment that he has de- doing extraordinarily well, in his publication sched-
nied, told The Associated bringing in audiences that ule, which includes three
Press in one of his first inter- were competitive with the more “Killing” releases. Holt
views since his dismissal. networks. You take it out President and publisher
“Killing England: The Brutal and there’s going to be Stephen Rubin has worked
Struggle for American Inde- interesting things happen- with O’Reilly on virtually all
pendence,” which focuses ing.” of his books and has de-
on the Revolutionary War Multiple advertisers with- fended him before, includ-
era, will be published Sept. drew from O’Reilly’s show ing when critics challenged
19, Henry Holt and Co. before he left, and a similar the accuracy of “Killing
told the AP. The book will pattern has developed for Kennedy” and other works.
be co-written by O’Reilly’s Fox host Sean Hannity, who “We are totally commit-
longtime collaborator, has been strongly criticized ted to Bill, long-term. Why
Martin Dugard. The six pre- for promoting a discredited wouldn’t we be?” Rubin
vious “Killing” books, which story involving a murdered said. q
include “Killing Lincoln,”
‘’Killing Reagan” and “Kill-
ing Kennedy,” have con-
sistently sold more than 1
million copies each in hard-
cover, a rare achievement
in publishing for nonfiction.
O’Reilly, for years Fox News’
most popular and most lu-
crative anchor, said he
wasn’t worried that sales
would fall off without hav-
ing his show to promote
his books. He hosts his own
“No Spin News” podcast
on www.billoreilly.com,
contributes to Glenn Beck’s
radio program on TheBlaze
and said he would do what-
ever else was needed to
publicize “Killing England.”
He said he was “forming
alliances” with internet or-
ganizations, although he
said no decisions had been
made and did not cite any
specific companies.
“I’m not an internet person,