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Bathtub Boy VS. ManBearPig |
2012-04-06 |
Oh man, this is going to get good. Keith Olbermann has officially filed a lawsuit against Al Gore's CurrentTV. TMZ has posted the entire lawsuit in PDF format. It lists the plantiifs as Keith Olbermann and the "Olbermann Broadcasting Empire, INC." The defendants are Current TV LLC and DOES 1-50. Olbermann's suit against Current TV lists eight complaints. The complaints include breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and six separate declaratory relief requests. Olbermann's lawsuit claims he was "enticed to leave MSNBC and come to Current with promise of editorial control, freedom from corporate influence and the professional support to produce a high-caliber political commentary show of the type his viewers have come to expect." |
Posted by:Beavis |
#13 My favorite line from the brief: "Keith Olbermann was disheartened to discover Al Gore, Joel Hyatt and the management of Current are no more than dilettantes portraying entertainment industry executives." (bold added) Olby should know dilettantes - he's a dilettante playing a human being (quite badly). |
Posted by: Barbara 2012-04-06 20:04 |
#12 Maybe they could get Shepard Smith to replace him. |
Posted by: OCCD 2012-04-06 18:19 |
#11 Ya think this guy's full of himself? I think I see Keith's alleged 'breach of implied covenant of good faith' - the studio wasn't big enough for him and his ego... |
Posted by: Raj 2012-04-06 16:43 |
#10 I'm with Steve: CAGE MATCH! |
Posted by: mojo 2012-04-06 14:44 |
#9 I'm all for the left eating its own. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2012-04-06 11:42 |
#8 "Olbermann Broadcasting Empire, INC." Ya think this guy's full of himself? |
Posted by: Frozen Al 2012-04-06 11:35 |
#7 Iran v. Iraq: The Rematch Can't they both lose? |
Posted by: regular joe 2012-04-06 11:29 |
#6 > Bathtub Boy VS. ManBearPig Whoever loses, we win. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-04-06 09:56 |
#5 unless that 'editorial control, freedom from corporate influence and professional support' stuff was in the written contract and defined to some extent, Olbermann's case is pretty thin gruel |
Posted by: lord garth 2012-04-06 07:46 |
#4 Kinda makes you nostalgic for the old trial by combat, fight to the death days. Maybe a pay-per-view event? Olbermann could finally get some decent ratings. |
Posted by: SteveS 2012-04-06 02:35 |
#3 Delusions of grandeur. |
Posted by: gorb 2012-04-06 01:50 |
#2 Sniff, sniff, those Rock'Em, Sock'Em Robots make me miss my Big Wheel. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-04-06 00:29 |
#1 Olbermann's lawsuit claims he was "enticed to leave MSNBC and come to Current... Ummmmmm...didn't he get fired at MSNBC? |
Posted by: tu3031 2012-04-06 00:07 |