The Errant Æsthete

A lot of intrigue in the Judith Regan tale making the rounds according to The Observer, with many of the quotes revealing her reasons for bringing a lawsuit against her former lover and Rudy Giuliani’s top man, Bernard Kerik, one day after Kerik was indicted. If nothing else, Regan’s got great timing and this story’s got it all — corruption, sex, power, politics, intrigue, back-biting, fraud, and scandal.

“…the lawsuit alleges that Ms. Regan was the victim of a vast conspiracy, set in motion by two unnamed News Corp executives, who were worried that she would expose secrets about her now-indicted former lover Bernard Kerik—the former New York City police commissioner—that would imperil his former boss Rudy Giuliani’s presidential bid. News Corp conspired to not only fire her, according to the lawsuit, but also defame her and discredit her so that any allegations she made would be immediately discounted as the ravings of a crazy person.”