Defamer
With the joyous news that the writers strike has unequivocally ended, an historic accord marked by Nick Counter and Patric Verrone appearing together on the balcony of the Warner Bros. water tower on Valentine's Day eve, as thousands below chant, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" until the reluctant peacemakers finally acquiesce to a deafening roar of approval, it would seem everything is right again in the magical realm of Hollywoodland. Which makes this rumor all the more disconcerting: Could the NBC Universal ruler, whose upward-failing rise to power was prophesied in lesser-known New Testament appendix The Book of Jeff, really be mulling a lawsuit with the HFPA against the WGA for robbing them of a Golden Globes ceremony? Deadline Hollywood Daily says it could be so:
UPDATE: Is Dick Clark pulling the levers? After the jump.
I'm told by sources that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC are on the verge of taking legal action against the WGA for actions leading to the cancellation of this year's Golden Globes.Really, could Jeff Zucker possibly be more of a putz? I say the WGA should countersue the NBC Universal midget for impersonating a mogul (and the HFPA for impersonating a legitimate news organization).
Even in the spirit of the Everybody's Suing Everybody Day season, we pray the rumor isn't true. Still, one glance at the President and CEO's track record (we're reminded of the time a number of SNL writers scheduled to read a "Top Ten Demands of the Striking Writers" list on Letterman were fatally felled by a tumbling safe that Late Show producers to this day insist was not a scheduled bit) is enough to convince us of this: That an internal conference call with perfect NBC storm Ben Silverman probably lamented the death of their awards season crown jewel, eventually floating the possibility of "sapping the nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids at Hollywood High for whatever's left over after their little uprising bleeds them bone dry," followed by dark, bellowing laughs heard from Burbank clear through to Universal City.
UPDATE: Nikki Finke updates her story by clarifying that it was "Dick Clark Productions and possibly even by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association" who mulled legal action, and then approached NBC to join them. NBC has now officially denied that they will be filing suit.
- Sources: NBC & Hollywood Foreign Press May Sue WGA Over No Golden Globes [deadlinehollywooddaily.com]
Comments
Pussies.
He tried the same thing with Norma Rae after his Textile Awards party was canceled.
You go, NBC/HFPA! Sue their pants off. And enjoy those picket lines for the next 50 years.
Earth to Jeff...Earth to Jeff...are you there? Is anyone home? If I'm not mistaken, US Labor law allows for union and workers to strike. You can't claim damages after the fact. Worker action is LEGAL. It's part of the game. I would imagine the likes of you has a Monopoly board at home, with the original skin removed, and replaced with one more in accordance to the "World According to Jeff" Monopoly Edition. Come on, you do, don't you?
I heard the HFPA meets at a car dealership in Swanee Ohio because Dunkin donuts gives them free donuts and a coupon for 20% off their next cup of coffee.
Only men with small penises carry on like this.
There are no words for this. OK, maybe one: fuckwad.
What an idiot move.
From his idiotic chest-thumping at Apple while blaming them for their woes, all the way to this. Zucker, and most of his NBC counterparts, are morons of the highest order. How they continue to keep the lights on is beyond me.
He's a ferkakta schmuck.
Somebody turn down his sensitivity meter - he's a princess on a pea.
NBC really needs to rethink their executive training strategy.
Well, after the Grammys were such a ratings bonanza I could see why NBC would be miffed they lost the chance to tie C-SPANs ratings!
Someone tell me this is just a joke... and not a very funny one at that...
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