Falafelgate 2? Shockingly Racy Lawsuit Rocks Murdoch's New York Post

[babylonsister]

Falafelgate 2? Shockingly Racy Lawsuit Rocks Murdoch's New York Post

November 10, 2009 1:28 pm ET by Karl Frisch


Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports (emphasis added):

The New York Post editor fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president's stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has sued the paper. And as part of her complaint, Sandra Guzman levels some remarkable, embarrassing, and potentially damaging allegations.

Guzman has filed a complaint against News Corporation, the New York Post and the paper's editor in chief Col Allan in the Southern District Court of New York, alleging harassment as well as "unlawful employment practices and retaliation."

As part of the 38-page complaint, Guzman paints the Post newsroom as a male-dominated frat house and Allan in particular as sexist, offensive and domineering. Guzman alleges that she and others were routinely subjugated to misogynistic behavior. She says that hiring practices at the paper -- as well as her firing -- were driven by racial prejudices rather than merit.

And she recounts the paper's D.C. bureau chief stating that the publication's goal was to "destroy {President} Barack Obama."

The most outrageous charges, however, involve Allan. According to the complaint:

"On one occasion when Ms. Guzman and three female employees of the Post were sharing drinks at an after-work function. Defendant Allan approached the group of women, pulled out his blackberry and asked them 'What do you think of this?' On his blackberry was a picture of a naked man lewdly and openly displaying his penis. When Ms. Guzman and the other female employees expressed their shock and disgust at being made to view the picture, Defendant Allan just smirked... {N}o investigation was ever conducted and the Company failed to take any steps to address her complaints."

Guzman’s complaint goes on:

"On another occasion, upon information and belief, Defendant Allan approached a female employee during a party at the Post, rubbed his penis up against her and made sexually suggestive comments about her body, including her breasts, causing that female employee to feel extremely uncomfortable and fearing to be alone with him."

And finally: "... {W}hile serving as the top editor at the Post, Defendant Allan took two Australian political leaders to the strip club Scores in Manhattan..."

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[joeybee12]

1. Oh wow...this is such a surprise...not...

...I love it when Faux and Fuhriends has their segment on what's in the newspapers and they drag out the Post!

[derby378]

2. "Here's a letter to the NEW YORK POST"

Yo, ain't worth the paper it's printed on
Founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton
That's 190 years of continuous fucked-up news

- Public Enemy

[madinmaryland]

3. "the publication's goal was to "destroy {President} Barack Obama.""

Hasn't that been obvious for years??

[Nikki Stone1]

4. It's nice to hear it blatantly said, though.

REC

[lpbk2713]

5. This shows they were working in tandem with Limbaugh.

OxyRush said he wanted Obama to fail even before the Inauguration.

[Cha]

7. Of course, but firing this woman has brought it out

on record and it's the best thing that could have happened against this sleazy tabloid.

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. Sounds to me like bars and parties are places to avoid. n/t

[Cha]

8. Thanks, babylonsister~ This is great news considering

the state of the US' corporatewhoreRags.

murdoch just came out and said he agreed with beck that Obama was racist.