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Judith Regan's Still Big, It's The Settlements That Got Small

Karaoke chanteuse and former publisher Judith Regan turned down a $6.5 million settlement from her former employer HarperCollins, we learned a few too many words into today's Observer cover storyHer lawyer says she found that number "unacceptable," but is Judy really motivated by a desire for more wrongful-termination money? Based on the nutty scope of her suit (bringing down Rudy Giuliani! etc) and its timing, this article posits, it seems like she's more concerned with grabbing the spotlight than the cash. Also, this is confusing: in Judith's article about herself in Harper's Bazaar, she claims that she wants her "life to get smaller now, not bigger." So why is she now doing the most attention-getting stuff possible? Hey, is Judith Regan, like, crazy or something?

DUH, YES. See: "Probably my finest skill relates to art directing the process, which includes the design, the marketing, and the sales. The books on my list were so beautifully designed, I used to take art direction credits under a pseudonym—I didn't want anyone to know. And I had the best art director in the business."

And she's recording an album! God, what can't this woman do!

Also, throughout the article, a "source with knowledge of her thinking" is quoted. We aren't exactly sure who this person is, but wow. What a terrible knowledge to have.

3:40 PM on Wed Nov 21 2007
By Emily Gould
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gingirl at 03:52 PM on 11/21/07
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She has nice hair.
Some of My Best... at 03:52 PM on 11/21/07
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or maybe SHE's OUT FOR REVENGE???
iplaudius at 03:53 PM on 11/21/07
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Your use of the word terrible is spot on.
mathnet at 03:53 PM on 11/21/07
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What a ripoff! Justine Bateman should totally let Madame Tussaud's have it.
brian griffin at 03:58 PM on 11/21/07
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The karaoke wasn't half bad, though. It reminded me of that time on The View when Star Jones when to some recording studio where they totally beeep boop beeped her voice and made it sound like she could sing.
atipofthehat at 04:16 PM on 11/21/07
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So Emily does read the comments!
Goodbye, Commenters! at 04:18 PM on 11/21/07
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Now if only Kerik would play his part!

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TedSez at 04:33 PM on 11/21/07
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She's kind of attractive, sort of literate, totally self-involved, and crazy too? Someone's been reading my lovemap!
SeaBassTian at 08:43 PM on 11/21/07
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Is it too much to ask to allow this trial to continue and eventually be turned into a Lifetime Television movie? Every generation needs it's own "Queen Of Mean"... Maybe Justine Bateman can portray the wacky wench!
Dusty in the Wind at 01:15 AM on 11/22/07
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Well, hmmm, they want to settle... fast... and will pay big to do so? Suck on that reality-check, wise-ass media pundits who tried telling us with forced laughter that she has no case, only loony ravings. Sure. Rupie offers $6.5 million to someone with no case... because he's such a nice guy and doesn't want Judy upset any more... is that it?

Stay strong, crazy Ms. R... we need this to at least go to depostions...

And remember folks... Watergate started as just a buglary.
Penscribe at 12:18 PM on 11/22/07
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In the Vanity Fair piece, it was proven that Judith Regan said much worse. So the reason she was fired baffles a lot of people, other than herself. Regan Media was one of the most profitable parts of Random House, Judith Regan would be a nut case to only sell for $6.5 million.
noseriously at 11:59 AM on 11/24/07
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You know, I woke up depressed today, but I have to say this is the best med ever. There is nothing better than a story about a self-obsessed jackass to get you out of a funk. I may frame this and hang it in my cubicle. Thank you, Jezebel. Thank you.