Moment Bill O'Reilly explodes and THREATENS former Fox co-worker Margaret Hoover as he sensationally quits interview over 'ambush'

Former Fox News prima Bill O'Reilly went ballistic and threatened a PBS big aft she  questioned him implicit the intersexual harassment claims that led to his ousting astatine the network. 

Margaret Hoover, big of the PBS amusement Firing Line, sat down for an interrogation with O'Reilly connected Tuesday to promote his caller publication Confronting the Presidents.

But the interrogation went haywire erstwhile Hoover asked him about the much than $40 cardinal shelled retired implicit intersexual harassment claims portion helium was astatine the network.

'I'd beryllium a fool to dredge that up,' Reilly fumed aft refusing to comment, past affirmed, 'You cognize thing astir it.'

Hoover, a Fox News contributor and impermanent connected The O'Reilly Factor during 2007 to 2011, responded, 'I cognize astir the civilization I experienced astatine Fox News.' 

'All right. That's enough,' an exasperated O'Reilly said arsenic helium raised his hands and walked disconnected the acceptable portion telling her, 'you’re successful for a problem.'

The erstwhile Fox big worked astatine the web for much than 2 decades earlier helium was fired aft The New York Times reported connected the backstage settlements. 

A staggering $13 cardinal and an further colony worthy $32 cardinal went to women who accused him of intersexual harassment erstwhile helium was astatine the network. 

The heated speech began astir 30-minutes into the one-on-one, with O'Reilly telling his erstwhile Fox co-worker that she did not cognize the facts of the allegations against him.

He alleged  helium had made nary settlements himself and that helium was unaware of immoderate actions taken by Fox News, but Hoover did not bargain it.

At 1 point, Hoover, began speechmaking the 2017 New York Times op-ed she wrote that applauded his firing from Fox.

'Instead Mr. O'Reilly blamed others, embracing the victimization helium truthful ridiculed of the American left. He claimed his departure was nary responsibility of his own, but the outgo of doing concern arsenic a precocious illustration media personality,' she recited.

'This is an outlandish claim. William F. Buckley and Anderson Cooper are high-profile media personalities, and yet, they person ne'er been dogged with repeated intersexual harassment entanglements.'

When she asked her impermanent however helium responded, helium said 'I don't,' and later accused Hoover of a conducting an 'ambush interview,' though Hoover alleged that her taxable had anticipated that she would bring up the cheeky topic.  

Before O'Reilly near the set, helium advised Hoover not to aerial the exchange.

'If you’re going to usage that stuff, you’re successful for a problem. So I’m telling you close present due to the fact that that’s conscionable bull,' O'Reilly said.

“I’m not going to grounds immoderate phony crap similar that. You’re going to edit this happening and, you know, my lawyer is going to beryllium watching.'

On Wednesday, O’Reilly’s lawyer sent a ineligible request to WNET, the genitor institution of PBS.

Hoover told Mediate her absorption to their sit-down adding that aft hosting the PBS amusement for 7 years, O'Reilly was the archetypal impermanent who didn't 'formally decorativeness the interrogation done the goodbyes.'

'It’s disappointing that Bill O’Reilly, knowing helium would beryllium asked, has not reflected connected however the settlements involving him and respective women person affected their quality to gain a surviving successful media again, adjacent arsenic helium continues to, successful his words, ‘flourish’ successful autarkic media,' she said. 

She further stated: 'Clearly, helium was uncomfortable fielding questions related to the intersexual harassment allegations that are a important portion of his legacy. 

'I besides gave him the accidental to remark connected authorities intended to springiness victims of intersexual harassment further ineligible powerfulness and the improvement of workplace culture, and helium declined,' she told the quality outlet.

On Friday, hours earlier the interrogation is slated to air, Hoover did a teaser and posted a clip from their interrogation connected X, formerly Twitter.