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Wal-Mart Julie sued for defamation
Posted by Fired Fred on June 4, 2007 6:04 PM
The whole Julie Roehm firing has been fascinating to watch. They ought to make her nonstop fight with Wal-Mart some kind of reality series. I'm sure her alleged boy toy Sean Womack would be willing to make an appearance on the set.
But first, she'll have to deal with a little bit of a defamation lawsuit. She had accused Irwin Jacobs (Irwin? Sounds like a hesitant cheer. Yes I know it's from a Fletch novel.) of being fast and loose with the personal favors and services to Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott.
Like one CEO giving another a few breaks is some sort of federal case? Ok, it's actually a state case, that's where lawyers for Hesitant Cheer filed suit in Minnesota...
In May, Roehm claimed in a court filing that Scott violated the company's ethics policy and accepted trips and received discounts on yachts and jewelry from Jacobs. She said in the filing in U.S. District Court in Detroit that Scott and his wife frequently used private airplanes provided by Jacobs to travel to their residences in Longboat Key, Fla., and Las Vegas. Through his relationship with Jacobs, Scott was able to purchase a large pink diamond for his wife at a preferential price, she claims.My favorite marketing executive has until Thursday to retract her choice accusations or face the wrath of Hesitant Cheer. I'll be kicking back in the Futon Of Love hoping she'll do another video with Sean announcing the trial will be part of her new reality series, to appear on YouTube and Fox.
Jacobs flatly denied all of Roehm's claims, including her accusation that he gave Scott a discount on a diamond.
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