Fox v. Mackris v. O'Reilly

Those who follow the sleazy, smarmy, spittle-flecked underbelly of commercial infoganda will be interested to note that Fox News has enlisted the aide of a judge to help fire the producer who has accused little-known but much-reviled pseudo-journalist Bill O'Reilly of some really stomach-churning sexual harassment.

The accusation has been leveled by one Andrea Mackris, who asserts that O'Reilly's behavior "included telling her to use a vibrator, tales about his sexual conquests and his 'amazing' endowment, and three phone sex calls in which he told of fantasies involving her." O'Reilly was apparently Mackris' boss at the time. Here's the Mackris vs O'Reilly lawsuit (portions may be Rated R), courtesy of The Smoking Gun.

Fox responded to the complaint in its trademark fair and balanced manner by hiding a process server in Mackris' apartment building and having him pop out with a wad of legal papers informing her of her termination. Apparently, Fox is suing its own employee in a chuckleheaded attempt to suggest her dismissal is not in spiteful retaliation for the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against O'Reilly.

Perish the thought. Given Fox's stellar reputation for journalistic integrity and commitment to ethical behavior, however could one dream the two events are related?

Here's the full story from the New York Daily News.