O’Reilly Apologizes to Eric Bolling for Comments Invoking His Son’s Death

Bill O’Reilly is apologizing to Eric Bolling after he used the death of his old colleague’s son as part of his recent slams against the media.

Apologies to Eric Bolling and prayers for him and his family. The message I tried to send was that allegations harm kids. Nothing more.

— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 23, 2017

Eric Bolling is a stand up guy who deserves the respect I have for him.

— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 23, 2017

Last week, O’Reilly invoked the death of Eric Chase Bolling when he slammed the New York Times in an interview where he addressed their reporting about the sexual harassment allegations against him.

Bolling reacted to this in a statement where he said the mention of his son was “beyond inappropriate,” and he doesn’t want his family to be any part of conversations about sexual harassment.

After O’Reilly apologized, Bolling tweeted this:

Thanks Bill, apology accepted. https://t.co/2lkUxxAvFD

— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) October 23, 2017

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