Bill O’Reilly requested a gag order on his ex-wife and children in his divorce trial, court documents reveal.
O’Reilly, who’s appealed a court decision granting his ex-wife Maureen McPhilmy sole custody of their two children, requested a gag order in April seeking restricted press access to the case and barring the involved parties from discussing the case with reporters.
The Nassau County Supreme Court wrote about the gag order in June, which called for “prohibiting the parties and anyone acting on their behalf from divulging to the public and media/press any information pertaining to this case.”
The court ultimately denied the request. Gawker pointed out that the ruling’s instruction suggested O’Reilly file a gag order in Nassau County courts instead of the appellate court.
It’s unknown if he did re-file in another jurisdiction and whether that resulted in a new ruling on the matter.
Fox News did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.