Philadelphia
Anchorwoman Alycia
Lane Sues Network
That Fired Her
Saucy and sexy
Philadelphia
anchorwoman Alycia
Lane has sued the
network that
terminated her
earlier this year.
CBS-owned KYW-TV
fired Ms. Lane
following a high
profile late-night
scuffle with
plainclothes police
in New York City.
One of the three
cops, a woman, told
the TV anchor to
back away, saying,
"You can take
pictures, but you
have to step back,"
the sources said.
That's when Lane
went nuts, shouting,
"I don't care that
you're a cop - dyke
bitch!" the sources
said.
Then she walloped
the officer in the
face, the sources
said.
Lane - whose lawyer
claimed she didn't
know the three were
cops - was busted
and taken to the
10th Precinct
station house, where
she was charged with
assault.
Alycia Lane sued KYW-TV
in Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court,
alleging the station
and its management
deliberately got her
personal life into
the news in order to
get free publicity.
She is seeking
unspecified damages.
A KWY spokeswoman
told The
Philadelphia
Inquirer that the
station has not seen
the complaint and
had no comment. A
call by The
Associated Press
seeking comment was
not immediately
returned.
P reviously,
Alycia Lane became
the center of a
national media
story, when reports
surfaced that Lane
emailed pictures of
herself and friends,
depicting her in a
bikini, to the NFL
Network's Rich Eisen
via an account that
he shared with his
wife, Suzy Shuster.
Lane enjoyed great
success during her
brief stint at KYW.
After pairing her
with Larry Mendte on
their 11 o'clock
newscast in 2004,
the news program
experienced "an
amazing 61%" rise in
the show's ratings.
In 2005, she was
awarded a local Emmy
Award for her
"Holiday Traditions"
special.
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Jordan Bach,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
June 22, 2008 12:47
am EST
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