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Imus hires lawyer, wants $40 million

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"For Imus, who made a career out of operating in the murky space between sophomoric humor and high-brow political talk, there is the little matter of about $40 million left on his contract with CBS Radio - whose boss Les Moonves fired the shock jock on April 12. CBS' lawyers contend Imus was fired for cause and not owed the rest of the money. But Imus has hired one of the nation's premiere First Amendment attorneys, and the two sides are gearing up for a legal showdown that could turn on how language in his contract that encouraged the radio host to be irreverent and engage in character attacks is interpreted, according to one person who has read the contract."

http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/01/news/newsmakers/pluggedin_arango_imus.fortune/index.htm?
 
hammondo said:
I HOPE Imus wins!
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I hope he wins if he has a case. I'd have to see his contract and his lawsuit to form even a partial opinion and I'd have to read the full court testimony on both sides to reach a full opinion.

What I don't get is this part of the article: Lynne Bernabei said: "I'm sure they're trying to make this a First Amendment case. But the airwaves are heavily regulated by the FCC."

"In my mind there is a big difference between someone who is under contract and is under FCC regulations and someone who speaks out in town hall. This is someone in a heavily regulated industry and who used the public airwaves."

Bernabei also said that any contract stipulations that allow for provocative content on Imus' show are probably balanced by "something in the contract about appropriate content."

She said, "I'm sure CBS has something about conduct - that he can't use profanity and has to abide by FCC regulations."

Did I miss something? Did the FCC rule that Imus violated its regulations? I don't think so.

So under this argument, the case could turn on whether Imus' comments - which referred to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos" - meets the definition of profanity under FCC guidelines. The FCC, on its Web site, defines profanity as "including language so grossly offensive to members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance."
 
I never really listened to Imus, though I heard him a couple of times.

I think the suits at CBS screwed him and hardly put up any defense compared to other networks where morons like Rosie O'Donnel shoots her mouth off, accuses the government of Capital C conspiracies, makes fun of Aisans, slanders an entire religion, and like nothing happens to her.

I hope Imus sues the pants off of the weak-kneed CBS.
 
Will the suspension of O and A for 30 days help Imus's case?
Which remarks were more offensive?
Imus's remarks on Cable, O and A on satelite, is there any difference?
Is the younger "jocks" get 30 days and the "old man" get "life" does he have a case of discrimination by age?
 
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