Roger Friedman, the ex-Fox News entertainment columnist who was fired after reviewing an unfinished version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine via a pirated copy, has sued News Corp. for more than $5 million in lost wages and damages, according to The Los Angeles Times. In a suit filed in New York on Monday, Friedman alleges he was canned from his $250,000-per-year job illegally. News Corp owns Fox News and 20th Century Fox, the studio behind Wolverine. Friedman now blogs for The Hollywood Reporter. A Fox News spokesperson told the L.A. Times that the company has yet to be served with the suit.
Jul 1
2009
12:47 AM ET
Fired gossip columnist Roger Friedman sues News Corp.
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Roger Friedman was fired because he downloaded a pirated copy of “Wolverine” and *bragged* about it in his column. I read the column myself and marveled at the balls of that guy. Frankly, he deserved to be fired. Friedman has only himself to blame. And no, I don’t miss him or his column. Roger Friedman was a Grade A douchebag. Good riddance.