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  • 2016-05-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Bill O'Reilly Loses Custody Battle Due to Domestic Violence? (en)
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  • On 10 May 2016, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats published a post claiming that Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly lost custody of his two children because he abused his ex-wife: Clicking through the link led to an article from Occupy Democrats, this one in February 2016: The article did not back the headline's assertions: it stated first that O'Reilly specifically lost custody of the children because he was deemed unfit to care for them following a vicious domestic violence incident. But the portion of a court document quoted simply said that it was in the best interest of the children to remain in their mother's care. Occupy Democrats cited Raw Story, which in turn cited Gawker, which reported that O'Reilly had lost custody of his children in February 2016, but that article, again, did not suggest that O'Reilly was denied custodial care of the children due to violent behavior: The February 2016 court documents from to the hearing can be read in full here. They make little mention of contention between O'Reilly and his ex-wife (aside from a brief description of ongoing acrimony, not violence): It is possible that arguments or physical altercations between Bill O'Reilly and his ex-wife were a factor in the court's 2016 decision to uphold the family's custody arrangements, but if that were the case, the ruling on which news reports did not indicate such a circumstance. The appellate court's opinion read as a standard custody arrangement, and the sole factor emphasized in it was the preference (not safety) of the children. Occupy Democrats' May 2016 rehash of the February 2016 news insinuated that custody hinged on allegations made by his young daughter. However, that young daughter was described as 17 years old as of February 2016 court documents, and no reference was made to any damning accusations levied by her. It is true O'Reilly was accused by Gawker in May 2015 of abusing his ex-wife verbally and physically, but — despite reporting to the contrary — those accusations weren't referenced or hinted at in the February 2016 appellate court's decision to uphold a custody arrangement involving his children. (en)
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