Editing Geraldo Rivera (section)

===Fox News===
[[File:GeraldoCHCI.jpg|thumb|right|Rivera after delivering the keynote at the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute]]'s 2008 Public Policy Conference]]

Rivera left CNBC in November 2001—two months after the [[September 11 attacks|September 11 terrorist attacks]]—to become a Fox News war correspondent. Rivera's brother Craig accompanied him as a cameraman on assignments in Afghanistan.

In 2001, during the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]], Rivera was derided for a report in which he claimed to be at the scene of a [[friendly fire]] incident; it was later revealed he was actually 300 miles away. Rivera blamed a minor misunderstanding for the discrepancy.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/1365910/Gun-toting-Geraldo-under-fire-for-the-story-that-never-was.html "Gun-toting Geraldo under fire for the story that never was"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', December 20, 2001</ref>

Controversy arose in early 2003, while Rivera was traveling with the [[101st Airborne Division]] in Iraq. During a Fox News broadcast, Rivera began to disclose an upcoming operation, even going so far as to draw a map in the sand for his audience. The military immediately issued a firm denunciation of his actions, saying it put the operation at risk; Rivera was expelled from Iraq.<ref name="cnn-irq">{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/31/sprj.irq.geraldo/ | title=Military kicks Geraldo out of Iraq | first=Chris | last=Plante | publisher=CNN | date=March 31, 2003 | access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5DD1039F932A35757C0A9659C8B63 | work=The New York Times | title=Pentagon Says Geraldo Rivera Will Be Removed From Iraq | first=David | last=Carr | date=April 1, 2003 | access-date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> Two days later, he announced that he would be reporting on the [[Iraq War|Iraq conflict]] from [[Kuwait]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/features/20030406-2027-war-riveraapologizes.html |title=Geraldo Rivera apologizes for breaking reporting rules in Iraq |publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune|agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222040915/http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/features/20030406-2027-war-riveraapologizes.html |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2005, Rivera engaged in a feud with ''[[The New York Times]]'' over their allegations that he pushed aside a member of a rescue team in order to be filmed "assisting" a woman in a wheelchair down some steps in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. In the ensuing controversy, Rivera appeared on television and demanded a retraction from the ''Times''. He further threatened to sue the paper if one was not provided.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2005/09/07/geraldo-rivera-might-sue-the-new-york-times/ |date=September 7, 2005|title=Geraldo Rivera might sue ''The New York Times''|work= TV Squad| access-date= December 17, 2011}}</ref> The ''Times'' later acknowledged that Rivera did not push the woman aside.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73455193/entertainment-tidbits/ |date=September 30, 2005|title=Entertainment Tidbits|work= Whitehorse Daily Star|page=62}}</ref>

In 2007, Rivera was involved in a dispute with fellow Fox colleague [[Michelle Malkin]]. Malkin announced that she would not return to ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'', claiming that Fox News had mishandled a dispute over derogatory statements Rivera had made about her in a ''[[The Boston Globe|Boston Globe]]'' interview. Rivera, while objecting to her views on immigration, said, "Michelle Malkin is the most vile, hateful commentator I've ever met in my life. She actually believes that neighbors should start snitching out neighbors, and we should be deporting people." He added, "It's good she's in D.C., and I'm in New York. I'd spit on her if I saw her." Rivera later apologized for his comments.<ref>Shanahan, Mark. [https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/01/making_waves "Making waves: controversial celebrity newsman Geraldo Rivera"], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', September 1, 2007.</ref><ref>Malkin, Michelle. [http://michellemalkin.com/2007/09/01/geraldo-rivera-unhinged "Geraldo Rivera unhinged"], MichelleMalkin.com, September 1, 2007.</ref>

In 2008, Rivera's book, titled ''HisPanic: Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S.'', was released.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rivera |first=Geraldo |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87866811 |title=Rivera Takes on Anti-Immigrant Fervor in 'His Panic' |newspaper=NPR.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=September 29, 2010}}</ref>

On January 3, 2012, Rivera began hosting a weekday radio talk show on [[WABC (AM)|WABC (770 AM)]] in New York, N.Y.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/geraldo-rivera-gets-talk-deal-on-wabc-radio/ |title=Geraldo Rivera Gets Talk Deal on WABC Radio|author= Brian Stelter|journal=The New York Times|date= December 11, 2011}}</ref> The show was scheduled in the two hours between ''[[Imus in the Morning]]'' and ''[[The Rush Limbaugh Show]]'' on WABC. On January 30, 2012, Rivera also began hosting a weekday show on [[KABC (AM)|KABC (790 AM)]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2012-jan-20-la-et-geraldo-kabc-20120120-story.html|title=Geraldo Rivera to debut radio talk show on KABC-AM|author=Steve Carney|journal=Los Angeles Times|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129091824/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/20/entertainment/la-et-geraldo-kabc-20120120|archive-date=January 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 23, 2012, Rivera made comments regarding [[Trayvon Martin]]'s [[hoodie]] and how the hoodie was connected to Martin's shooting death, specifically claiming that Martin would not have been shot if he was not wearing the hoodie, repeating them on subsequent occasions.<ref>{{YouTube|2Yyqkcc-a8U|Fox News Segment of Geraldo Rivera's Comments Regarding Trayvon Martin's Death}}</ref> Rivera apologized for any offense that he caused with the comments. His son Gabriel said that he was "ashamed".<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee |first=MJ |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74403.html |title=Geraldo Rivera: My own son ashamed of me |publisher=Politico |date=March 23, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2012}}</ref> Some people found the apology disingenuous;<ref>{{cite news|last=Wemple|first=Erik|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/geraldo-undoes-apology/2012/03/27/gIQAkDXdeS_blog.html|title=Geraldo undoes apology!|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122020118/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/geraldo-undoes-apology/2012/03/27/gIQAkDXdeS_blog.html|archive-date=January 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/geraldo-riveras-hoodie-apology-worst-ever/330064/|title=Geraldo Rivera's Hoodie Apology Is the Worst Ever|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=March 27, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122015004/https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/geraldo-riveras-hoodie-apology-worst-ever/330064/|archive-date=January 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goodale|first=Gloria|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0329/Spike-Lee-and-Geraldo-Why-is-a-good-apology-so-hard-to-find|title=Spike Lee and Geraldo: Why is a good apology so hard to find?|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|date=March 29, 2021|access-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122015941/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0329/Spike-Lee-and-Geraldo-Why-is-a-good-apology-so-hard-to-find|archive-date=January 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> among those who did not accept it was Rivera's longtime friend [[Russell Simmons]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Simmons |first=Russell |author-link=Russell Simmons |url=http://globalgrind.com/news/geraldo-rivera-russell-simmons-hoodie-comment-apology-trayvon-martin |title=Geraldo, Your Apology Is Bullsh*t! |publisher=Global Grind |date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> He later apologized to Trayvon Martin's parents as well.<ref>{{YouTube|sGMBozGhyP0|Geraldo Rivera's Apology}}</ref>

In 2015, Rivera competed on the [[The Apprentice (U.S. season 14)|14th season]] of the television series ''[[The Celebrity Apprentice]]'', where he ultimately placed second to TV personality [[Leeza Gibbons]]. However, Rivera still raised the highest amount of money out of any contestant in the season, with $726,000, $12,000 more than Gibbons.

Rivera hosted the [[newsmagazine]] program ''[[Geraldo at Large]]'' and appears regularly on Fox News. On November 13, 2015, Rivera revealed on Fox that his daughter, Simone Cruickshank, was at the [[Stade de France]] when the [[November 2015 Paris attacks|attacks and explosions occurred]]; she and her friends made it out alive and would be returning safely home.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/geraldo-riveras-daughter-in-paris-during-terror-attack/article/2576329 |title=Geraldo Rivera's daughter in Paris during terror attack |first=T. Becket |last=Adams |newspaper=[[Washington Examiner]] |date=November 13, 2015 |access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref>

He continued to host a weekday talk radio show on WABC (770 AM) until a leadership change at parent company [[Cumulus Media]] resulted in his contract not being renewed in November 2015; Geraldo would later sue Cumulus for what he claimed was the reneging of a "handshake agreement" between him, previous chairman Lew Dickey and executive vice president John Dickey.<ref>{{cite web|last=Venta |first=Lance |url= https://radioinsight.com/headlines/95353/geraldo-rivera-exits-wabc/ |title= Geraldo Rivera Sues Cumulus Over WABC Exit |publisher=RadioInsight.com |date=December 10, 2015 |access-date=September 23, 2018}}</ref>

Rivera competed on [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 22)|season 22]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', partnered with professional dancer [[Edyta Śliwińska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dancing-stars-2016-season-22-celebrity-cast-revealed/story?id=37472389|title='Dancing With the Stars' 2016: Season 22 Celebrity Cast Revealed Live on 'GMA'|work=ABC News|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref>  On March 28, 2016, Rivera and Śliwińska were the first couple to be eliminated from the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-recap-l-59398.aspx|title='Dancing with the Stars' Recap: Latin Night and the First Elimination|work=buddytv.com|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331095248/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/dancing-with-the-stars/dancing-with-the-stars-recap-l-59398.aspx|archive-date=March 31, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 29, 2017, Rivera defended [[Matt Lauer]], who had been fired by NBC after inappropriate sexual behavior was alleged, by saying, "News is a flirty business."<ref name="Corriston">{{cite magazine|last1=Corriston|first1=Michele|title=Geraldo Rivera Defends Matt Lauer: 'News Is a Flirty Business'|url=http://people.com/tv/geraldo-rivera-defends-matt-lauer/|magazine=People|access-date=November 29, 2017|date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> He later apologized after receiving heavy criticism.<ref name="Ramos">{{cite magazine|last1=Ramos|first1=Dino-Ray|title=Geraldo Rivera Apologizes For Matt Lauer Comments; Fox News "Troubled" By Tweets|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/fox-news-geraldo-rivera-matt-lauer-reaction-sexual-harassment-statement-1202217152/|magazine=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=November 29, 2017|date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> Part of the controversy stemmed from his 1991 book "Exposing Myself", which bragged about his active social life in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-riveras-1991-memoir-is-a-fck-fest-filled-bible-of-workplace-harassment|title=Geraldo Rivera's 1991 Memoir Is a Horndog's Bible of Workplace Harassment|first=Erin Gloria|last=Ryan|newspaper=The Daily Beast|date=December 1, 2017|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref>  In a 1991 interview with [[Barbara Walters]], actress [[Bette Midler]] accused Rivera and one of his producers of having drugged and groped her during the early 1970s. The allegation resurfaced during the 2017 [[#MeToo]] movement. He issued a statement in November 2017 that claimed a different recollection of events than Midler's and apologized for the incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/11/30/bette-midler-tweets-metoo-story-assault-geraldo-rivera-barbara-walters-interview/909925001/|title=Geraldo Rivera apologizes to Bette Midler after she alleged he groped her in the 1970s|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref>

The 2017 [[Kendrick Lamar]] song "[[Yah (song)|YAH.]]" on his fourth studio album ''[[Damn (Kendrick Lamar album)|DAMN.]]'' mentions Rivera, who criticized Lamar's performance of "[[Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)|Alright]]" at the [[BET Awards 2015]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|first1=Elias|last1=Leight|first2=Mosi|last2=Reeves|last3=Lee|first3=Christina|date=April 14, 2017|title=Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.': A Track-by-Track Guide|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamars-damn-a-track-by-track-guide-114407/|access-date=March 10, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> The album's second track, "[[DNA (Kendrick Lamar song)|DNA.]]" also features Rivera's negative comments about Lamar.<ref name="auto"/>

On September 22, 2018, Geraldo and [[WTAM|WTAM (1100 AM)]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio announced that he would join the station to host a daily one-hour talk show, ''Geraldo in Cleveland'', in addition to a weekly podcast on the parent [[iHeartRadio]] app, effective September 24.<ref>{{cite press release|date=September 22, 2018|title= Geraldo Rivera Joins WTAM|url= https://wtam.iheart.com/content/2018-09-22-geraldo-rivera-joins-wtam/|work=WTAM.com|publisher=iHeartMedia|access-date=September 23, 2018}}</ref> (Rivera resides in the Cleveland suburb of [[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights]].)

On March 13, 2020, during a segment of ''[[Fox & Friends]]'' discussing the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]], Rivera stated, "If you can't hold your breath for 10 seconds. Everyone should do that. Hold your breath for 10 seconds. If you can hold your breath for 10 seconds then you don't have this disease."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-friends-churns-out-insane-misinformation-on-coronavirus/|title=Fox & Friends Churns Out Misinformation on Coronavirus|date=March 13, 2020|website=Mediaite|language=en|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>&nbsp;This false claim has been debunked by medical experts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/afs:Content:8635070312|title=Ability to hold your breath 10 seconds is not a test for coronavirus|date=March 12, 2020|website=AP NEWS|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>

On July 22, 2020, Rivera called President Trump "brave" for wishing [[Ghislaine Maxwell]] "well", after a reporter questioned Trump over Maxwell's charges of helping [[Jeffrey Epstein]] traffic and abuse children. Rivera called the fact that Maxwell had been denied bail and given solitary confinement an example of "woke politics". Rivera had previously accused the judge who had denied bail to Maxwell of caving to the "mob".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baragona|first=Justin|title=Geraldo Rivera: Trump Was 'Brave' to Wish Ghislaine Maxwell 'Well'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-star-geraldo-rivera-says-trump-was-brave-to-wish-ghislaine-maxwell-well|website=The Daily Beast|date=July 22, 2020}}</ref>

On September 6, 2020, Fox News presented a one-hour special segment, "I Am Geraldo", on Rivera's 50-year television career, which began with accolades for such from President Trump.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/geraldo-rivera-celebrates-50-years-in-television-see-his-life-and-career-throughout-the-years/|title=Geraldo Rivera Celebrates 50 Years in Television: See His Life and Career Throughout the Years|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>

On April 8, 2021, during a discussion on St. Louis mayor-elect [[Tishaura Jones]], Rivera asked fellow contributor [[Leo Terrell]], a black man, "when was the last time you were in the ghetto?"<ref name=AllHellBreaksLoose>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/all-hell-breaks-loose-when-geraldo-asks-black-fox-pundit-when-hes-last-been-in-the-ghetto |title=All Hell Breaks Loose When Geraldo Asks Black Fox Pundit When He's Last Been 'In the Ghetto' |date=April 8, 2021 |last=Baragona |first=Justin |website=[[The Daily Beast]] |access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> Terrell then became outraged, with the two escalating into a [[shouting match]].<ref name=AllHellBreaksLoose /> Rivera later apologized to Terrell on Twitter, saying he "didn't mean it personally".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/viral/geraldo-rivera-apology-black-fox-news-guest-ghetto/ |title=Geraldo Rivera Apologized For Asking A Black Fox News Guest About The Last Time He Was In 'The Ghetto,' Causing All Hell To Break Loose |date=April 8, 2021 |last=Ricci |first=Kimberly |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref>

On December 14, 2021, Rivera called to account texts sent by Fox news anchors, including [[Sean Hannity]] to then-President Donald J. Trump asking for a forceful response to the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building]]. Imploring, "I beg you, Sean [Hannity], to remember the frame of mind you were in when you wrote that text on January 6th. And when [[Laura Ingraham|Laura [Ingraham]]] did. And when [[Brian Kilmeade|Brian [Kilmeade]]] did. And when [[Donald Trump Jr.|Don Jr.]] did. Remember that concern you had."<ref>{{cite web |author1=Tim Hains |title=Geraldo Begs Hannity: "Remember The Frame Of Mind You Were In When You Wrote That Text On January 6" |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/14/geraldo_begs_hannity_remember_the_frame_of_mind_you_were_in_when_you_wrote_that_text_on_january_6.html |publisher=RealClear |access-date=December 29, 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215230136/https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/14/geraldo_begs_hannity_remember_the_frame_of_mind_you_were_in_when_you_wrote_that_text_on_january_6.html |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |date=December 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name="texts jan 6">{{cite news |last1=Bauder |first1=David |title=WATCH: Rep. Cheney reads texts sent by Fox hosts to Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-cheney-reads-texts-sent-by-fox-hosts-to-mark-meadows-on-jan-6 |work=[[PBS]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416092906/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-cheney-reads-texts-sent-by-fox-hosts-to-mark-meadows-on-jan-6 |archive-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>

In January 2022, Rivera joined [[The Five (talk show)|''The Five'']]  as a rotating liberal co-host alongside Jessica Tarlov and [[Harold Ford Jr.]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Media Relations {{!}} Fox News |url=https://press.foxnews.com/2022/01/jeanine-pirro-named-co-host-of-the-five-with-liberal-seat-to-rotate-between-harold-ford-jr-geraldo-rivera-and-jessica-tarlov |access-date=2023-06-21 |language=en}}</ref> He announced on June 21, 2023, that he would be departing the program on June 30 but remaining with the network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=JUST IN: Fox News' Geraldo Rivera Announces He's Off 'The Five' |url=https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-fox-news-geraldo-rivera-announces-hes-off-the-five/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Mediaite |language=en}}</ref> A week later Rivera announced that he had been fired from ''The Five'' hours before his scheduled June 29 appearance. As a result he quit Fox News after 23 years, citing "growing tension that goes beyond editorial differences and personal annoyances and gripes."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baragona |first=Justin |date=2023-06-29 |title=Geraldo Rivera Quits Fox News, Says He Was Fired From 'The Five' |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-rivera-quits-fox-news-says-he-was-fired-from-the-five |access-date=2023-06-29}}</ref>