[Alberta's Child]

The problem NBC was facing was that they had just signed him to a new contract at $10M/year. They couldn't fire him for lying on the air because there's plenty of evidence that they knew all about that even before they signed the latest contract.

They suspended him for six months to buy themselves enough time to dig up a legitimate reason to fire him without paying the remainder of the contract.

If they can find fabricated expense reports, they can fire him for defrauding the company and void the new contract.

This guy is as good as gone.

[InterceptPoint]

From Alberta's Child's Post. The best rationale I've read for the NBC 6 Month Plan and certainly worth repeating:

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The problem NBC was facing was that they had just signed him to a new contract at $10M/year. They couldn't fire him for lying on the air because there's plenty of evidence that they knew all about that even before they signed the latest contract.

They suspended him for six months to buy themselves enough time to dig up a legitimate reason to fire him without paying the remainder of the contract.

If they can find fabricated expense reports, they can fire him for defrauding the company and void the new contract.

This guy is as good as gone.

[hummingbird]

"...can find fabricated expense reports, they can fire him for defrauding the company."

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Would NBC have him prosecuted for defrauding them?

Nancy Grace can cover the trial,,,,heh,,.heh...