The news keeps getting worse for the Rupert Murdoch Media Empire.
This was just posted on the New York Times front page about a lawsuit filed by Judith Regan against one of Rupert Murdoch's execs
Ex-Publisher Says News Corp. Official Wanted Her to Lie to Protect Giuliani
Judith Regan, the book publisher who was fired by the News Corporation last year, asserts in a lawsuit filed today that a senior executive at the media conglomerate encouraged her to mislead federal investigators about her relationship with Bernard B. Kerik during his bid to become homeland security secretary in late 2004.
The lawsuit asserts that the News Corporation executive wanted to protect the presidential aspirations of former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Kerik’s mentor, who had appointed him New York City police commissioner and had recommended him for the federal post.
Not terribly surprising for a "news" outfit which is about anything but objective news and analysis.
The article further points out that
Ms. Regan makes the charge at the start of a 70-page filing that seeks $100 million in damages for what she says was a campaign to smear and discredit her by her bosses at HarperCollins and its parent company, the News Corporation, after her project to publish a book with O.J. Simpson was abandoned amid a storm of protest.
In the civil complaint filed in state court in Manhattan, Ms. Regan says the company has long sought to promote Mr. Giuliani’s ambitions. But the lawsuit does not elaborate on that charge, or identify the executive who she alleged pressured her to mislead investigators, nor does it offer details or evidence to back up her claim.
You can see the text of the lawsuit here.
Does this lawsuit spell serious trouble for the Giuliani Campaign? How will Murdoch's minions spin this one? I am hoping that Giuliani and his enablers are exposed once and for all during this campaign. So much for certain elements in our media touting candidates who project "strength."
Whatever that means.