twcc | FOX News political commentator Bill O’Reilly is making his own news
again, this time targeting R&B star Beyoncé. O’Reilly – who himself
has been accused of sexual harassment –
claims that videos for Beyoncé’s new eponymous album released in
December are a threat to society and encourage teen pregnancy. His
thoughts came out on his show The O’Reilly Factor during an interview
with Def Jam founder Russell Simmons.
O’Reilly doesn’t seem to be finished with the topic and told David Letterman on the Late Show last Friday that he had a question ready for Beyoncé, should O’Reilly ever have her on his show.
“Here’s my question for Beyoncé if
she ever came on my program,” O’Reilly told Letterman. “She has 350
million in the bank … she doesn’t have to do this. I mean some of these
thugs, that’s all they can do. But she doesn’t have to!”
O’Reilly added that he would tell
Beyoncé, “Look, these girls love you – they idolize you – you have all
the money you need. Do some uplifting stuff. You’ll sell as many
records.”
Letterman defended Beyoncé,
pointing out to O’Reilly that older generations have been outraged at
the music of younger generations for decades, referring to a scandalous
performance by the Rolling Stones a half-century earlier in the very
theater where the two talk show hosts were chatting.
“The same kind of questions were
raised about popular music of my day that are being raised about the
music today,” Letterman said. “Beyoncé is not the first one.” The Late
Show host went further, adding, “In her way [Beyoncé] does as much
uplifting activity as anybody in popular culture today, [but] you just
found something to whine about because you’re getting to be an old guy
like me.”
