Bill O’Reilly is suing former New Jersey state assemblyman Michael Panter over a Facebook post he published that said an ex-girlfriend of his settled a sexual harassment suit with the former Fox News host.
“This action seeks redress for Defendant Panter’s intentional, malicious, and bad faith actions in making defamatory and false statements in a publicly-available social media post,” the suit reads.
Panter’s lengthy account of the episode went semi-viral on Facebook after it was published on Tuesday.
“My ex’s career was largely dependent on staying in O’Reilly’s good graces. For that reason, she was always hesitant to tell me some details,” wrote Panter.