Judith Regan Sues Murdoch Empire

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http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye ... egan1.html

NOVEMBER 13--Judith Regan, the volcanic publishing industry figure who sought to publish O.J. Simpson's "I Did It" (and trysted with Bernard Kerik in an apartment overlooking Ground Zero) today sued Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate for defamation, claiming that she was unjustly tarred as an anti-Semite when fired last year. In a blistering $100 million lawsuit filed today in New York State Supreme Court, Regan, 54, accuses several defendants, including Murdoch's News Corporation and HarperCollins Publishers, of orchestrating a smear campaign that was intended to advance the Murdoch political agenda and protect "Rudy Giuliani's presidential ambitions." According to Regan, Murdoch employees were aware of her personal relationship with Kerik and, fearing she had damaging information on Giuliani's former police commissioner and business partner, "knew they would be protecting Giuliani if they could preemptively discredit her." The Murdoch firms did this, Regan charges, by claiming she made anti-Semitic statements during a phone conversation with a HarperCollins lawyer. However, the ousted editor alleges, the offensive statements were never made-an assertion she says is backed up by a temporary secretary who listened in on the call in question.

I always like reading the actual legal filings, i'm going to post the pages (images) in spoiler tags below

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Such a smear campaign, if true, is completely evil... Drudge says she has 'damning audio' to back it up. I realize this is a suit for money, but don't you think this deserves criminal charges if proven?

[Ashur]

We'll just wait for the book "If I Said It" or maybe (if Murdoch wins) "I Said It. Confessions of the Anti-Semite."

[miir]

Who the hell is Judith Regan and why should we care?
Sounds like just another frivolous lawsuit.