Eric Bolling Blows Up After Fellow Canned Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly Blames Son’s Death On The Media

Talking Points Memo reports:

Former Fox News Host Eric Bolling said it was “beyond inappropriate” for his former colleague, Bill O’Reilly, to have told New York Times reporters that his son had died as a result of reporting about him.

O’Reilly brought up the death of Bolling’s son, which occurred hours after Fox News announced Bolling was leaving the network following sexual harassment allegations, in an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday. The Times published audio clips of the interview on Monday in its “The Daily” podcast.

“I urge you to think about what you put in your newspaper. Eric Bolling’s son is dead,” O’Reilly told the Times reporters interviewing him. “He’s dead because of allegations made — in my opinion and I know this to be true — against Mr. Bolling.”

And from The Hill:



“Just as Bill O’Reilly had wanted to shield his children from the allegations against him, I hope he will honor my request and avoid any future mentions of my son. My parting from Fox News was in no way connected to the tragic news of my son’s passing,” Bolling said in a statement Monday.

Bolling’s 19-year-old son was found dead in September, hours after Bolling was let go by Fox News amid allegations that he had sexually harassed female coworkers. In his statement, Bolling said that a coroner believes his son’s death was an accident.