Rumors are swirling at CBS3 of a major announcement today regarding the fate of embattled anchor Alycia Lane.
Lane’s been off since Dec. 17, the day after the Daily News reported on PhillyGossip.com that she had been arrested in New York around 2 a.m. after allegedly striking a female NYPD officer and calling her a “fucking dyke” during a road rage dispute between the passengers of her cab and another car that contained three plainclothes police officers.
Lane’s lawyer David Smith has said his client maintains she never hit the policewoman, not used such language.
CBS3 announced Dec. 17 that the anchor was on a three-week vacation, two of which were previously scheduled, but the station has said there was “nothing new to report,” about whether the anchor would be on-air Monday. A station spokeswoman, asked this morning whether we should expect an announcement today, said there was “nothing to announce at this time."
Sources say Lane, who has not publicly spoken about the incident, has also had preliminary conversations in recent days with at least one high-powered Center City law firm to discuss the possibility of filing a wrongful termination suit on her behalf in the event she is fired from the station.
Most TV reporters and anchors have what's known as a morals clause in their contracts that are typically phrased in legalese, but which loosely translate into “Don’t get arrested or do anything else to embarrass the station.”
Dan, you are doing a great job staying on top of this story. Your parents must be very proud.— Diego- Give it a rest! No wonder she is always in the news, you have nothing else to report on? My favorite line you and others use "Sources" SPYs would be a better term.— Crazy
- A little too much coverage on this story?... probably. However, it is news to some extent since Lane is a local celebrity... and also in trouble frequently. She is the Lohan of Philly. Booker is an idiot too.— John
- Whoa. Dan... it looks like you have upset two of Alycia's drunk friends, Diego and Crazy. Funny how someone who calls themself "Crazy" would think his or her opinion would be taken seriously. Sources say Alycia should resign, pose for Playboy, then vanish into oblivion. Her 15 minutes are up.— Imx
- She's nothing but trouble - get rid of her...— John
- Whoa. Dan... it looks like you have upset two of Alycia's drunk friends, Diego and Crazy. Funny how someone who calls themself "Crazy" would think his or her opinion would be taken seriously. Sources say Alycia should resign, pose for Playboy, then vanish into oblivion. Her 15 minutes are up.— Imx
- She should resign before she makes an even bigger fool of herself. All of her credibility is gone. Who can even take here seriously now. Let's be honest, we never considered her a real anchor anyway, just a pretty face to look at. And those idiots on q102. Wow, learn to play real music instead of shuffling the top 40 every 3 hours.My Ipod does better work than you, and is funnier.— Thomas
- I can sum this up in one word.....PLAYBOY!— Rich
- She's not even guilty. I know of one incident when a friend of mine was charged w/ assault when all he did was blow a horn on New Year's. The cop roughed him up really bad and MY FRIEND was charged w/ assault? They do this all the time to cover their ass. I bet you what happened was the cop roughed HER up and then when she found out Lane was a reporter charged her w/ assault. This happen ALL THE TIME!— Alexandra
- Interesting...she screwed herself though with these bizarre displays. There is always someone younger, prettier and more talented just waiting to swoop down...everyone is replaceable.— j.
- I can sum it in 2 words Naked News— J
- So then, Diego and Crazy, just what is a gossip columnist supposed to report--hard news, sports, weather?— Molly
- I hear she wants to be a Howard Stern reporter— BRIAN
- Molly is easy.— Diego
- Alycia Lane is a disgrace and if CBS 3 allows her to go back on air they are an even bigger disgrace and condoning such actions. She has been nothing but negative publicity since she started and is easily replaceable, nothing special about her. She was extrmemely politically incorrect in a position where she is supposed to hold herself at the utmost level of moral. She made her bed and now she must lie in it, just like the rest of us would have to. No special treatment here........— Anonymous
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