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Satan's minion, Gloria Allred, strikes again . . . This time, she helps bring down the CEO of the world's largest tech company. Not even death will keep that bitch from collecting a check from a dude caught fucking the wrong chick.
Woman in HP scandal "saddened" by CEO's ouster
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The woman at the center of the sexual harassment claim that forced the resignation of Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd revealed her identity Sunday and said she is "surprised and saddened" that Hurd lost his job.
Jodie Fisher, 50, an actress and businesswoman, knew Hurd through her contract jobs with HP's marketing department from 2007 to 2009. HP paid her up to $5,000 per event to greet people and make introductions among executives attending HP events that she helped organize.
Fisher echoed Hurd's statement that the two never had a sexual relationship, but neither she nor her lawyer, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, would discuss details of the harassment claim.
That claim set off the chain of events that led to the discovery of allegedly falsified expense reports for dinners Hurd had with Fisher and ended in Hurd's forced resignation Friday from the world's largest technology company.
Fisher acknowledged that she and Hurd have settled the matter. A person familiar with the case told The Associated Press that Hurd agreed to pay Fisher but would not reveal the size of the payment. "I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this," Fisher said in a statement. "That was never my intention."
Allred, said Fisher is a single mother who is "focused on raising her young son." Fisher has also worked as a saleswoman, an executive at a commercial real estate company, and as an actress. She appeared in some racy R-rated movies in her 30s and most recently was on a dating show called "Age of Love," in which women competed for the attention of tennis star Mark Philippoussis.
Hurd settled with Fisher on Thursday, a day before he resigned. The settlement did not involve a payment from HP, the person close to the case said. This person, who spoke on a condition of anonymity, was not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.
The investigation by HP's board of directors found that Hurd listed other people as his dinner partners on expense reports when he'd been out with Fisher. HP also claimed Hurd arranged for her to be paid for work she didn't do.
There was only one instance in which that occurred, the person close to the case said, but it was for an event that was canceled at the last minute and that Fisher's contract required that she would be paid unless an event was canceled 30 days in advance. The amount of money in question wasn't known.
Hurd, 53, insists they were legitimate business expenses. Hurd says the errors in the reports may have been entered unwittingly by an assistant, according to the person close to the case. The company determined Hurd didn't violate its sexual harassment policy but broke its rules of conduct and irreparably harmed his credibility and integrity.
Interim CEO Cathie Lesjak said during a conference call with reporters Sunday that investors and big customers she has spoken with have been "extremely supportive." "They respect how we dealt with the situation with transparency and speed. The bottom line is, the HP brand is strong," she said. Under Hurd, HP spent more than $20 billion on acquisitions to transform itself from a computer and printer maker dependent on ink sales for profits to a well-rounded seller of hardware and lucrative business services.
Hurd, who spent 25 years at ATM maker NCR Corp. before coming to HP in April 2005, became a Wall Street darling. HP's market value nearly doubled during his five years. HP's stock fell nearly 10 percent to $41.85 in after-hours trading Friday, when the news was released. "One thing happened in this company on Friday - that is the CEO left," Lesjak said Sunday. "The rest of the company did not change." | |
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I can't stand this woman........... | |
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I rarely say this about women, because I love and respect them as a whole. Gloria Allred is a cunt. She's a media hungry, money hungry, drama queen with a near-online law degree. She's also a man-hater, and has something permanently lodged in her crotch anything a man does something even slightly amiss. She's no champion of women's rights. She's a bank statement cheerleader. | |
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she needs to go to hyell | |
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well obviously he did something wrong....that's not all Gloria's bad I'm sure he got a huge severance package and will be just fine. | |
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Gloria Allred is loathesome but clearly Mark Hurd was up to no good. Should that be excused because his accuser hired a scumbag?
He's walking away with a $12.2 million severance package. I'm sure he'll be alright. Proud Succubi Bitch! | |
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Looks like ALL they really got him for was taking her out to eat a few times, which technically if she was a contractor could have been ignored or viewed as a justifiable expense. In light of how these other CEOs are doing the complete fool this is pretty minor in comparison and not worth firing a successfull CEO and putting the company and more jobs at risk IMO.
This looks like, to me, Gloria's involvement prompted the board to give him the ax to avoid a prolonged scandal cuz they know how manipulative her evil ass is and how a protracted media circus with unsubstantiated rumors could adversely impact the company. That's all Gloria's doing. They just didn't wanna get any of that Tiger stink on their own asses. Her mere presence is like insinuated blackmail. | |
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lol....this sounds familiar I should hire you to paraphrase all my posts....especially since folk all confused lately:lol: | |
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who is jodie fisher? some reason i was thinking damn not jodie foster. | |
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She's the epitome of famewhore. Whenever someone is suing someone for sexual harrassment, she's RIGHT THER. You know whenever some woman is involved in a scandal, Gloria Allred is sitting right next to her in either that red or black blazer with gold outlining with that SAME hairstyle.....sitting in front of that SAME bookcase
I remembering when this guy was accusing MJ of sexual abuse and she was right there making her claims......then comes to find out 4 months later that the guy planned the whole thing and was mentally unstable. She didn't say SHIT after that "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Does she, Nancy Grace, Catherine Crier, and Jane Velez Mitchell all go to the same hairstylist? Like they all go on a Wednesday and get the same hairdo.....they make a day of it. Getting together to get THEIR hairdo, talk about the latest scandal and plan on captilize on them while eating shrimp alredo at Sizzler's.... "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." | |
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Most definitely. Fuck em all. | |
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You is one vivid muthafucka! 
What it looks like and what it actually is are usually very different. As is the case here.
http://blog.thecorporatel...at-hp.html
Proud Succubi Bitch! | |
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That'll teach me to not read all the way through before posting!! Proud Succubi Bitch! | |
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Again, IMO, IF it's just about about falsifying some dinner expenses, which he says was an error made by his assistant, it's still minor in comparison to what other CEOs have done and still smells like HP overreacted to avoid dealing with Gloria's trifling ass. | |
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Did you even read the article? I get that you hate Gloria Allred. Can't argue with that. But to write this off as JUST being about her is inaccurate. It's not about her on any level.
Perhaps if more people looked beyond the sensationalism these CEO's and corporations wouldn't be able to get away with what they have and still do.
HP was absolutely right in forcing his resignation.
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Some dinners with someone who is technically an employee could easily be swept under the rug, especially after he was cleared of the sexual harrassment. And that's exactly what would've happened if any lawyer other than Allred had brought that claim. I've worked for HP and am very familiar with their code of ethics since I wrote a training program for their employees on the subject. I understand that technically they were within their rights but I still think they overreacted in this case because of Allred's involvement. [Edited 8/10/10 7:55am] | |
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Yeah, I read the article and it said that he was fired for expensing his dinners with this woman who was a contractor at the time. The board did not buy the sexual harrassment claim. None of this was investigated UNTIL Gloria Allred filed the bogus sexual harrassment claim which was when the expense report discrepancies were found
Agreed. | |
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Funny, nowhere in the article did it say anything about him being fired for expensing a few dinners.
If you really want to know why Mark Hurd was forced to resign, it has more to do with this than Gloria Allred.
http://www.mainjustice.co...-act-suit/
Since you were so instrumental in your work for HP, you understand the ethical demands placed on corporations with government contracts. You also probably know how shoddy HP's record is when it comes to corporate governance.
Proud Succubi Bitch! | |
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Did you read that article? That false claims suit has nothing to do with Hurd since the issue occured before he was even working at HP.
It's really not that serious and I didn't say that I was "instrumental" at HP just that I'm familiar with their code of ethics.
Is there any reason in particular why you keep coming for me in threads? This is not the first time I've noticed that you seem to get extra when you respond to my posts. [Edited 8/10/10 8:51am] | |
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Easy. Shoes. *points at name* | |
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Ok, yeah you're right. It's all Gloria Allred.
Coming for you in threads? Really? Funny because this is all of what, the second thread I think I've addressed you directly?
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Actually it's not but whatevs | |
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http://www.nytimes.com/20...hp.html?bl
The events were billed as C.E.O. executive summit meetings, exclusive gatherings, often lasting several days, where Hewlett-Packard officials wooed top customers. When Mark V. Hurd, H.P.’s chief, appeared at them, he sometimes relied on Jodie Fisher, a 50-year-old former reality television contestant turned H.P. marketing consultant, who would introduce him to customers and keep him company.
But turning the page on the scandal will not be easy. While Ms. Lesjak maintained that investors remained confident in the company, H.P.’s share price tumbled 10 percent on Friday as word of Mr. Hurd’s departure rippled through Wall Street.
Analysts had come to view Mr. Hurd as a stabilizing presence who galvanized the formerly chaotic company, and as the glue that held a complex organization with more than 300,000 employees together.
They saw him as having a knack for finding new areas where H.P. could lower costs, and for maintaining order among the top executives. And Mr. Hurd led the company’s charge past I.B.M. as the top seller of technology. In a nod to Mr. Hurd’s influence on the company, Ms. Lesjak said, “Disciplined execution has become part of H.P.’s DNA.” The new leader of H.P. will have to maintain fiscal discipline while also coming up with a second act that stimulates new growth for the company.
People close to Mr. Hurd portrayed him as abhorring business lunches and dinners, preferring instead to do business on his own. One said that while Mr. Hurd did not have a romantic relationship with Ms. Fisher, he did enjoy her company at meals as he wound down from long days.
Gloria Allred, Ms. Fisher’s lawyer, said that her client, “is a single mom focused on raising her young son.” She said Ms. Fisher had a degree in political science and had worked in commercial real estate. Ms. Fisher appeared in “Age of Love” on NBC.
An executive who attended a number of these events said Mr. Hurd would often give a talk at the beginning and make the occasional appearance at a party.
H.P. has said that Mr. Hurd approved paying Ms. Fisher $1,000 to $10,000 per event and then dined with her afterward. After the company stopped holding the events, Ms. Fisher presented H.P. with a sexual harassment claim against Mr. Hurd, although a company investigation did not result in charges of misconduct.
A debate subsequently erupted over whether Mr. Hurd needed to disclose the charges against him publicly, according to a person close to Mr. Hurd. APCO told the board that the company would most likely endure a devastating public relations hit if Mr. Hurd stayed on as chief executive, according to that person.
Last week, H.P.’s executives said that Mr. Hurd had falsified expense reports and had broken the trust of the board by trying to hide his relationship with Ms. Fisher. They cited the fiscal malfeasance as the primary reason for his ouster, since sexual harassment was not supported by the investigation. The person close to Mr. Hurd said the expense reports were not discussed in meetings leading up to Mr. Hurd’s resignation, with the focus instead on whether the company needed to disclose the situation.
According to his peers, Mr. Hurd has set a high bar for any successor. “He has done such a brilliant job at H.P.,” wrote Lawrence J. Ellison, the chief executive of H.P.’s partner and rival Oracle, in an e-mail. “He will be very hard to replace.”
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So, basically, he was fired for going out to eat with a contractor, he wasn't having sex with or sexually harrassing, and naming other colleagues as his guests at the meals. Dumb move on his part, sure, but HP's board is even dumber for firing the guy responsible for the company's dramatic turn around and bringing stability to that sinking ship. | |
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This goes directly to the transparency and corporate governance standards expected of corporations that hold government contracts. In that context, HP did the right thing. Proud Succubi Bitch! | |
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That statement refers to the fact that the board never asked Hurd about the expense reports during the investigation until the last minute. So, they blindsided Hurd with this as the "reason" for asking him to resign after a consulting company "told the board that the company would most likely endure a devastating public relations hit if Mr. Hurd stayed on as chief executive" because of the bogus sexual harassment claime lodged by Allred.
They hired a consulting company to advise them on the PR aspect of this and demanded his resignation to avoid spectacle Allred is notorious for. [Edited 8/10/10 10:02am] | |
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