Comments on: Do You Have A Privacy Right In A Flame Email?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:36:22 +0000

Having the inside scoop on this story is troubling. First of all Diane Wargo said that she was an avid reader of Perez Hilton.com.Many people on that website write deragotry things about Hilton. He probably has been bombarded with hate e-mail since he constantly stirs the pot of hate. I actually know this woman and she won't speak about the matter because she claims it is a legal matter,but she definetly does not seem like she is a homophobic hate monger. How can he live with himself knowing he maliciously posted one of his readers e-mail addresses and cost her a job. This woman has two young kids. I think I heard that she was once a fan of Hilton! This was one of his bloggers! He constantly fuels the Brangelina vs Anniston war! So one of his readers took offense! So what! The website clearly states e-mail address not published! Would that not apply to an e-mail! Hilton changed the rules on one of his own readers becauses she one upped him in the insult catergory!

By: Guytano Parks

Guytano Parks — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:02:55 +0000

For another tragic example, Google: "The Bastardly Society" and click onto the discussion: "Woman sues GAY FAT PIG." You will see EXACTLY what I mean! I know that it is a "gossip forum" – for inane commentary by a bunch of FOOLS – BUT another thing that pisses me off but is amusing, is reading/hearing idiots gossip/joke about something – usually getting it wrong – and then revealing their sheer ignorance and hostility toward anyone who corrects them or adds an update to the topic. REALLY, visit "The Bastardly Society" and be prepared to laugh…I sure as hell did!

By: Guytano Parks

Guytano Parks — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:44:23 +0000

JUST FOR THE RECORD…I am NOT a fan of nor do I even like Perez Hilton. As for Diane Wargo, I do not know her but I do think that doing what she did – using a work Email address and transmitting from work during working hours – is, first off, against policy at Menorah Park AND extremely stupid. Wargo has the right to her opinions (all of us do as well; I definately do and am not afraid to express them…just google my name and read!). IF she wants to send a hate letter and HIDE her identity, there are ways to do so. So, now I get to my point: it really bothers me when a newspaper/blog/radio station/tv station, etc. jumps on a story, sensationalizes it, runs/airs it, prints/posts it BUT doesn't follow through when details/outcomes are later revealed which don't jive with their gossipy/biased agenda. Example: newspapers which deem a story front page, sensational headline worthy but bury any form of "correction" or "update" which may kill/trivialize their initial intent. (out of space…continued below)

By: Guytano Parks

Guytano Parks — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:37:25 +0000

*UPDATE: DIANE WARGO LOST THE LAWSUIT!!! The HOMOPHOBIC HATE-SPEWING BITCH can now start flipping burgers (no offense to fast-food workers), or cleaning toilets (no offense to janitorial workers), or…whatever…no more "CHA-CHING" hopes for her…she brought it all on to herself!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:20:43 +0000

Robin I approved your comment but removed the website link, not because it doesn't seem to be a nice site but because we prefer not to have commercial site links appear on this blog unless we choose to promote them, a rare occurrence indeed.

Thank you for your comment.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:14:56 +0000

But wait a minute. Was your contract breached? Does the nursing home have an employment contract that says you won’t be fired for using your work email account to send nasty homophobic emails to gossip bloggers? Somehow I think not. And how do you prove that Hilton intentionally procured the breach? And, by the way, I suspect that Hilton’s statutory and First Amendment rights to publish a flame email you sent him constitutes “justification” under this test. So good luck with this one.

By: Perez Hilton litigation

Perez Hilton litigation — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:59:15 +0000

[...] 23, cybersquatting suit filed by the celebrity gossip blogger; The Smoking Gun, Jul. 15, Popehat, Jul. 16, suit filed against Hilton by woman whose nasty email he printed, causing her to lose her job since [...]

By: Charlene

Charlene — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:41 +0000

Would a gay resident of the seniors' home feel safe and secure knowing that one of the staff was openly, crudely, and viciously homophobic? Would a fellow employee? I suspect management had the same questions, and I suspect that (more than any "don't send personal e-mails from work" rule) was the real problem.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:57:53 +0000

Good tip, Patrick. I'll write a follow-up later about that case as well as several other thematically related ones.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:46:53 +0000

On a similar note, look at the comedy which ensued when the editor of Helix, a science fiction magazine, sent a rejection letter referring to Muslims in rather denigrating terms, only to see his rejection letter published. Damage control through copyright assertion did not put out the fire.