Fox News Cans Reporter Who Reviewed Leaked "Wolverine"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 11:09am.
New York - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) Fox News unit has fired ten-year
veteran entertainment reporter Roger Friedman, after Friedman posted a review
of the unfinished copy of 20th Century Fox's film "X-Men Origins:
Wolverine" that was leaked onto the Internet. The film, which is not due
in theaters until May 1, appeared on file-sharing networks last Tuesday;
Friedman posted his review on FoxNews.com on Thursday, and by Friday Fox had
pulled it offline."Fox News representatives and Roger Friedman met today and mutually agreed to part ways immediately," the company said in a statement released on Monday. "Fox News appreciates Mr. Friedman's ten years of contributions to building foxnews.com and wishes him success in his future endeavors." 20th Century Fox has said that the FBI is investigating the film's pre-release leak onto the Internet -- a crime that carries a sentence of up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
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