It seems Deadspin is about to go guns blazing at ESPN re: sex rumors

Yup. Complete failure. Though they did update the last story with a name. Still, nothing close to what was promised, which I am happy to see.

 

Deadspin/Gawker is counting on truth being an absolute defense. And let say you are one of the people Deadspin names and the incident in question is untrue. It is still likely that you have done some things at work that you are not proud of. Do you want to give a deposition where lawyers go on a virtually unlimited fishing expedition into your life, knowing that DS/Gawker editors will get to read it? Simpler just to say "it's untrue, look at the source" and move on.

 

Daulerio better hope that his own skeletons are damn well hidden. Because he's certainly gonna have some folks digging for them now.

 

As always...Deadspin = fail.

 

Seeing this post earlier today got me to read all that stuff, as tawdry as it was.

I think it's fair to say Steve Phillips needs some serious counseling.

 

I think it's an old photo they've had on the site before of Steve Levy, photoshopped for editorial purposes.

 

"tawdry " - who do you think you are-- Tennessee Williams?

 

Aside from defamation, there are other potential privacy torts such as public disclosure of private facts. That's more likely for the off-air employees as the type of plaintiff (public figure, etc.) also is important in that line.

 

I can't express enough how much I've enjoyed seeing the Muppets meme resurface.

It's enough to make me resurface.

 

DOUBLE DOWN!!!

Best. Day. Ever.

(stay?)

 

Statler: What some people won't do for a raise . . .

Waldorf: Raise? I haven't seen it raise since the Johnson administration.

Statler: Hey speaking of Johnson, I bet he showed off his Big Unit.

Waldorf: Sure he did. . . . 'Hey honey, let me show you how to choke up on the bat.'

Statler: 'And don't forget the resin bag. . . .'

Statler and Waldorf: Haw haw haw haw!