Number of posts : 64 Registration date : 2010-08-08
Subject: Woman in HP scandal saddened Mon Aug 09, 2010 5:06 pm
The woman at the center of the sexual that forced the resignation of Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd revealed her identity Sunday and said she is "surprised and saddened" that Hurd lost his job. Jodie Fisher, 50, an actress and businesswoman, knew Hurd through her contract jobs with HP's marketing department from 2007 to 2009. HP paid her up to $5,000 per event to greet people and make introductions among executives attending HP events that she helped organize. Fisher echoed Hurd's statement that the two never had a sexual relationship, but neither she nor her lawyer, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, would discuss details of the harassment claim. That claim set off the chain of events that led to the discovery of allegedly falsified expense reports for dinners Hurd had with Fisher and ended in Hurd's forced resignation Friday from the world's largest technology company. Fisher acknowledged that she and Hurd have settled the matter. A person familiar with the case told The Associated Press that Hurd agreed to pay Fisher but would not reveal the size of the payment. "I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this," Fisher said in a statement. "That was never my intention." ___________________ How I Met Your Mother DVD Box set How I Met Your Mother Seasons 1-5 How I Met Your Mother DVD Make It or Break It DVD Box set Make It or Break It DVD Daniel Deronda Season 1 DVD Daniel Deronda DVD The Take Season 1 DVD Box set The Take Season 1 DVD 30 Rock DVD Box set 30 Rock DVD Stargate Universe DVD Box set Stargate Universe DVD