“Tales From A Media Circus”

Radar’s latest “intelligence” relates to reporters at the Michael Jackson trial: It describes a tiff between Vanity Fair’s Maureen Orth (wife of Tim Russert) and FoxNews.com gossip Roger Friedman, and “antics between a Jackson-employed PI and Court TV’s crazy-eyed anchor Diane Dimond.” Also: “A few weeks ago a feisty young reporter for a local TV station disappeared into a van with her cameraman, sources say. It turned out she was covering more than her beat.” More…

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