Ghomeshi withdraws lawsuit

[james_davis_nicoll]

A $55-million lawsuit launched by Jian Ghomeshi against the CBC last month, after he was fired as host of the radio arts, culture and entertainment program Q, is being withdrawn.

CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis reports that Ghomeshi is to pay $18,000 in legal costs incurred by the CBC.

Comments

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

That would be my theory as well. I wonder what his employment contract looked like? Or if he was an at-will employee, although I understand such are rare among "talent" in the entertainment industry.

[(Anonymous)]

There's probably a pretty good-sized "moral turpitude" clause in his contract - which is typical for most public figures.

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

I giggled at the thought just now that Marilyn Manson and Ozzy Osbourne probably have "moral rectitude" clauses in their contracts.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

He was unionized as of his dismissal. Back when he was doing the 50 Tracks gig on Radio One, that may not have been the case.

(Sidebar the First: Was that airing around 2005? Thinking back to the Lockout of that year, and the song he did to rally the CMG troops, "I'm Joining Shelagh's Caravan". Hence my musing about the union affiliation, seeing as his lack of such came up in the song's lyrics.)

(Sidebar the Second: I just looked up the song title. It's still up on Soundcloud. You may or may not want to listen. For myself, it was on my playlist from 2005 until the Bad News started breaking.)

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

He was unionized as of his dismissal.

Has he since become ionized?

[nathan helfinstine (from livejournal.com)]

A shocking development in the case!