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Mister God, this is Claudia
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19:22h
And this is Claudia Schiffer suddenly walking in front of paparazzi (Matrix Agency in LA), trying to remind you that the hoopla surrounding Kate is nothing compared to what awaits us in three months. one thing is pretty certain - Claudia's baby will be splashed on Hello! and the kind for a few bucks, while Kate's baby will simply leave the hospital from the front door.
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"a platform"? Yeah, sure
saltyt
19:17h
Publisher Sues O'Donnell for $100 Million for Leaving Rosie Magazine
NEW YORK -- The publisher of Rosie magazine sued former talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell for $100 million Tuesday for abruptly pulling out of their business partnership last month.
Gruner + Jahr Printing and Publishing Co., the international newspaper and magazine arm of Bertelsmann AG ( news - web sites), said in court papers that Ms. O'Donnell breached her contract and publicly disparaged the magazine when she quit the publication Sept. 18.
O'Donnell's spokeswoman, Cindi Berger, said that Ms. O'Donnell will also seek justice from the court. "Rosie plans on fighting this aggressively. Her name and integrity is at stake," Ms. Berger said. "She will be countersuing."
G+J's decision to file a lawsuit had been anticipated. The publisher and Ms. O'Donnell had been feuding for months about the direction of the magazine. The former talk-show host has said that Gruner + Jahr had been gradually taking editorial control away from her in violation of their contract, and it was no longer possible for the magazine to continue. The last issue will be in December, Gruner + Jahr has said.
Among other things, Ms. O'Donnell and Gruner + Jahr had reportedly argued repeatedly about what the magazine cover should look like.
The magazine made its debut in April 2001, as part of a partnership to revive struggling McCall's magazine. The joint venture gave Ms. O'Donnell and Gruner + Jahr each a 50% stake in the business. No financial figures were released on the costs of the breakup. Gruner + Jahr also publishes Parents, Fitness, Fast Company and Family Circle magazines.
Both sides have been bitterly feuding for months and have hired lawyers. In a memo sent to employees last month, Gruner + Jahr said that the magazine would have been profitable soon and that Ms. O'Donnell's sudden departure was " shocking and disappointing."
"Gruner + Jahr USA is caught in the maelstrom of Rosie O'Donnell apparently abandoning her past," chief marketing officer Cindy Spengler wrote. "She has walked away from her television show, her brand, her public personality, her civility -- and now her fans, the advertising community, her business partner and her contractual responsibilities."
During the first six months of the year, Rosie's total average paid circulation was 3.5 million -- the 13th-highest magazine circulation nationwide for the first half of 2002, according to Advertising Age magazine.
The magazine had been plagued by reports of internal bickering between the celebrity and the publishing firm, led by Daniel B. Brewster Jr. Ms. O'Donnell was said to have first become disenchanted with the project when founding editor Cathy Cavender was replaced by former People magazine veteran Susan Toepfer in June.
The celebrity has expressed frustration with Gruner + Jahr throughout the course of the magazine's short time.
Samir A. Husni, a journalism professor at the University of Mississippi, said in an interview last month that the collapse was inevitable because Ms. O'Donnell's views and causes were too extreme for a mass audience. Ms. O'Donnell, who is gay, has championed issues such as gun control, breast cancer, adoption and homosexuality in the magazine.
Although Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart, who also have namesake magazines and demand editorial control of issues, the journalism professor said their perspectives and content are more neutral. "Try to find anything in Oprah that offends anyone, anything in Martha Stewart Living," the journalism professor said. "Their visions are different. They understand the market. What Rosie does not understand is the marketplace. She wanted a platform for her ideas."
Ms. O'Donnell won six Daytime Emmy awards in six years as best talk-show host, but she ended "The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( news - Y! TV)" in May, saying she was leaving to raise a family and do other things.
- This report was compiled from the Associated Press, Dow Jones Newswires, and The Wall Street Journal Online.
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