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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Alycia Lane files court papers against CBS3

Updated with New Information 1/31

Alycia Lane filed a praecipe to issue writ of summons, typically a precursor to a lawsuit, against CBS3 Tuesday in Common Pleas Court. Lane, and her attorney Paul Rosen, have requested to depose CBS3 President Michael Colleran and News Director Susan Schiller. The legal filing also asks for Lane's CBS3 personnel file as well as any documents related to her Jan. 7 termination and any documents that reference her ex-husbands Dino Calandriello, Jay Adkins, as well as Dr. Phil McGraw, on whose show she cried, Prince Albert of Monaco, whom the New York Post's Page Six reported she had flirted with, and of course Rich Eisen, the married NFL Network anchor to whom Lane e-mailed bikini pics of herself, therefore upsetting his wife Suzy Shuster. Any documents pertaining to Shuster are also being sought by Lane.

Lane and attorney Rosen have also asked for any documents or personnel files pertaining to the firing by CBS3 of "any other anchor or reporter of Latina descent, African-American descent or the descent of any other minority group." Could Lane, dubbed the "Latina Bombshell" by the People Paper's Stu Bykofsky in 2003, be playing the race card?

A call to Rosen was not immediately returned, nor were messages left for a CBS3 spokeswoman.

Lane's termination of course was related to a Dec. 16 incident, first reported here, in which Lane was alleged to have assaulted a New York Police Department officer and called her a "f---ing dyke." She faces hearing April 3 in New York. Through her criminal attorney David Smith, Lane has denied these charges.

Though Lane's filing lists her address as the Lanesborough Apartments, at 1601 Locust St., she doesn't live there. Rosen said the address was a mistake and will be corrected. He also said the filing issued to CBS 3 asks for station president Colleran to be deposed Feb. 20 and for News Director Schiller the following day.

"We've seen the filing," said CBS 3 spokeswoman Joanne Calabria. "There is nothing new here. We believe we made our position on this matter clear in our previous statements." The station's Jan. 7 announcement of Lane's firing said that as she had become the news so many times, it would be impossible for her to continue to report the news.


Posted by Dan Gross @ 1:29 PM  Permalink | File Under: Breaking News | 33 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:59 PM, 01/30/2008
    Her atty obviously wants a piece....of that paycheck!
    — Steve
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:11 PM, 01/30/2008
    I think that everyone needs to mind their own business and stop riding this lady. Probably most people reading this have much more to hide than her, except for the fact that no one cares about what's going on with you like they do with Miss. Lane.
    — J.C.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:14 PM, 01/30/2008
    Calling this well-educated, attractive, news person names is typical "Philly-ignorant". You probably have much more to hide than Miss. Lane, except for the fact that no cares if YOU live or die.
    — InternationalGiant
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:24 PM, 01/30/2008
    I would like to know how the NY police dept feels being called liars by Aylica and Booker
    — Maeve
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:24 PM, 01/30/2008
    This is ridiculous,Her dismissal by CBS3 has nothing to do with race or ethnic background! It has everything to do with STUPID choices and a bitchy attitude!! If this is is all her HIGH PRICED attorney is banking on, all I have to say is "Alycia,save your money,go home,limit your damages and let Booker ease your wounds!
    — Frank
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:26 PM, 01/30/2008
    I wonder how the NY Police Dept feels about the q102 morning show calling them liars. I guess they had nothing better to do than make up a story about this woman hitting one of their own
    — Maeve
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:58 PM, 01/30/2008
    International Giant: for the record i don't care if Alycia Lane lives or dies. Actually if she dies we'd be guaranteed some funny PhillyGossip and Philadelphia Will Do posts so maybe I'd rather she die. No, nevermind can't be bothered to care
    — ChrissMari
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:58 PM, 01/30/2008
    Stop sticking up for her Giant and JC, she's a spoiled brat with obvious mental and emotional issues. Guess what pro-Lane folks, I've got nothing to hide and people do actually care if I live or I die. You've got it all backwards numnutz, nobody cares about Alycia excpet people like you who have to live through the lives of others such as celebrities because you have no lives of your own. And gee, InternationalGiant sounds excactly the same as JC. Nice try midget.
    — Rick
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:26 PM, 01/30/2008
    Rick? I know you. You sit across from me in the support area and you are a nerd. Just hush your mouth and pull the staples out of those papers.
    — Rachel
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:30 PM, 01/30/2008
    I read all of these comments and I firmly believe that Rick has some gender issues.
    — Dr. FiL & Robin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:46 PM, 01/30/2008
    "I wonder how the NY Police Dept feels about the q102 morning show calling them liars." Did they really...:/
    — j.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:47 PM, 01/30/2008
    I know how you feel Alycia! People hate on me for being beautiful and popular too, except I am a guy. Hang in there. the Lord will see this through. Good Luck!
    — Word King
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:55 PM, 01/30/2008
    her career is over except for stripping at Delilahs
    — BRIAN
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:56 PM, 01/30/2008
    wait til all the documents become public information due to the freedom of information act, she's opening pandora's box, her own box, so to speak
    — BRIAN
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:25 PM, 01/30/2008
    Good Luck Alycia, I don't believe your lawyer is going to base your dismissal on ethnic and/or racial heritage! What about the fact that your a TOTAL NUT BAG! Oh, and by the way, there are plenty of girls that are much more hotter than you, so don't let that "Latina Bombshell" remark go to your head!
    — Frank


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