Quantcast

Fellas, Hide Your Loofahs: FoxNews Tweets O'Reilly is Gay

2009_01_foxnews-twitter.jpg In what appears to be the work of a hacker, Silicon Alley Insider reports that the Fox News Twitter account recently posted the following "tweet": "Breaking: Bill O Riley is gay". While the link itself has already been taken down, a quick trip over to O'Reilly's home page reveals some possibly related clues. In the "O'Links Around the World" section, the top link earlier was "New York Times Writer Admits to Being a Sex Addict," which forwarded readers to this week's Modern Love column, which dealt with the casual encounters of a young gay man. Then in the backstage video posted on the site, O'Reilly responds to a viewer's inquiry saying that there is a "zero percent" chance of seeing Richard Simmons on his show. Why, you ask? "The short pants? it just doesn't work on the Factor. Short pants—it frightens me." While O'Reilly himself doesn't appear to post updates on Twitter, here's a list of the almost 70 feeds coming from NY Times staff members—most, if not all of whom have not been hit with graphic sexual harassment suits.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

Comments [rss]

  • NannyState

    He's nominally straight, as a gesture to the humans.

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    Gay community is relieved he isn't gay. Who would want Riley on their team? Damn, he is an asshole.

  • jackdonaghy

    Is he gay if he hooks up with Anne Coulter, who obviously has a bigger penis?

  • nohateparade

    so... the mascara he wears means something?

  • Neil Epstein

    test

  • JenChungsBaby

    In other news, a flea landed on a dog today and a woman hailed a cab.

  • Neil Epstein

    World crumbled.

  • babyhitler

    damn! is no one safe?

  • zodak

    he's not gay, he's bi.

  • whitecastlerock

    yellow journalism-gothamist style

  • neckbeard

    anybody else find this horrifically difficult to follow?

blog comments powered by Disqus

send a tip

tips@gothamist.com