On the October 28 edition of The O'Reilly Factor, FOX News Channel host and radio host Bill O'Reilly remarked about the settlement reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against him:

O'REILLY: Hi, I'm Bill O'Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Before we get to the “Talking Points” memo, I have something very important to tell you. All litigation has ceased in that case that has made me the object of media scorn from coast to coast. Today, lawyers issued a statement saying there was no wrongdoing in the case whatsoever by anyone. Obviously, the words “no wrongdoing” are the key.

On a personal note, this matter has caused enormous pain, but I had to protect my family and I did. Some of the media hammered me relentlessly because as you know, I'm a huge target, as is FOX News. All can I say to you is please, do not believe everything you hear and read.

The good news is that Factor viewers and listeners seemed to have given me the benefit of any doubt when some in the media did not. You guys looked out for me, and I will never forget it. This brutal ordeal is now officially over and I will never speak of it again.