Guardian: Columnist fired for reviewing leaked Wolverine film sues Fox News
July 8th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Legal
Roger Friedman, the former Fox News columnist who was sacked after reviewing a leaked copy of the last X-Men film, is suing his former employer for a reported £3 million ($5 million) in damages.
Friedman’s dismissal on April 4 was followed by a statement from News Corp, which said the company had ‘zero tolerance for any action that encourages and promotes piracy’, the Guardian reports.
But the writer claims his review was ‘tacitly cleared’ by his editors.
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