Former Fox News producer Andrea Mackris reveals the full scope of Bill O’Reilly’s alleged sexual harassment

The Daily Beast

Mackris, who spent four years as a producer on The O'Reilly Factor, tells The Daily Beast she felt bullied into signing a non-disclosure agreement in 2004 after filing a lawsuit, backed up by audio recordings, with allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct. Her accusations against O'Reilly included unwelcome demands for phone sex and mutual masturbation, as well as O’Reilly’s infamous alleged fantasy of soaping her down in the shower with either a “loofah” or a “falafel thing.” Mackris says O'Reilly forced her to listen to his sexual fantasies about her, saying: “I’m going to make you play." She adds: "Here was my boss, a man who held my career and future in his hands, acknowledging that he knew I’d never consented but he didn’t care." Mackris says her allegations proved to be devastating. “I went to lawyers after that phone call. I stood up to Bill O’Reilly’s sexual abuse in the workplace alone," she says. "And for that, I lost everything I ever was and ever hoped to be.”