Report: Bill O’Reilly suffers major health crisis

Former Fox News host and conservative media star Bill O’Reilly announced he will be stepping aside to battle an unspecified illness.

O’Reilly made the announcement on Tuesday via a statement on his personal website saying:

Hey No Spin Nation. Sorry I am dealing with a malady. We have great doctors so we’ll fight the good fight. Doesn’t affect my fingers so will update you on me, news cycle, and anything major. Hopefully, back in the saddle shortly.

Bill O’Reilly Steps Back With Undisclosed Illness: ‘I Am Dealing With a Malady’https://t.co/jQnKrniwqL

— TheWrap (@TheWrap) January 22, 2026

Fellow media personality and NewsNation host Chris Cuomo confirmed the news sharing on “CUOMO” Tuesday that the 76-year-old O’Reilly would not be there for his scheduled appearance, saying:

“He is sick … He’ll be back soon.”

Fans immediately flocked to social media to react to O’Reilly’s latest announcement, with one X user writing, “Hope you recover quickly, take care.”

“Get well soon, you’ve been missed. No one put sanity into Cuomo show like you do!” said another.

“All the best Bill, you will be missed,” another added.

“Will pray for your quick recovery Bill,” wrote one commenter.

Another wrote, “You are missed already, get well and we will all see you soon!”

“Your Bold Fresh Self will be back on action in no time! Glad you have a great crew around you, Bill!” added another.

O’Reilly has been hosting and producing No Spin News since he was dismissed from Fox News in 2017 following a New York Times report that claimed he’d settled several sexual harassment lawsuits.

“It is tremendously disheartening that we part ways due to completely unfounded claims,” he wrote in a statement at the time.

“But that is the unfortunate reality many of us in the public eye must live with today.”

The 76-year-old journalist hosted “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News from October 1996 to April 2017.

O’Reilly debuted “No Spin News” in August 2017 and makes regular appearances on Chris Cuomo‘s NewsNation show.

He’s also served as executive producer on several National Geographic made-for-TV movies, based on his best-selling nonfiction books, including Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Killing Jesus, and Killing Reagan.

No further details about the illness were provided at the time of publication.