Editor-in-chief of The Village Voice being sued. MIND-BLOWING!

[katanalori]

MEMO TO BRUCE McMAHAN, DAUGHTER-SEDUCER
By Tony Ortega, Thu., Oct. 7 2010

"I suppose you might be thinking, now that you've managed to have your attorneys wipe your Wikipedia page of the disturbing record of your sexual behavior, that your story has faded into the background and you can plague me with this deposition nonsense without consequences."
"Think again, Braveheart Boy."

"But we both know why you really want to get me under oath. You have never gotten over our 2006 article that outed your years-long sexual relationship with one of your daughters, which culminated in the bizarre "wedding" you had with her in Westminster Abbey."

Link goes to a mind-blowing story of Bruce McMahan, a high-flying financial player at places like Bear Stearns and then a manager of his own hedge fund.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/10/memo_to_bruce_m.php

Tony Ortega is the editor-in-chief of The Village Voice.

[DonCoquixote]

1. And this is why

When people talk of Hedge fund and other old money types as Geniuses, people who need to get out of the way of, they are so full of shit. If this man had half his income, he would be locked away, but here, he gets to help control the country.

[NashVegas]

2. I Would Say There's No Reason For Posting This Except For Prurient Gossip

If not for this:

UPDATE: Wikipedia's reason for not wanting a McMahan page? According to one of their minions, I'm a "hack."

The last time, while they were under constant attack by McMahan's lawyers, they pulled down references to our articles because, they said, The Village Voice was not a legitimate source of information for biographies of living people.

Say what? I tracked down the Wikipedia minion who had written that, who turned out to be an electrical engineer in England. He sent me some long explanations about the nature of journalism and what information is reliable. But eventually, I got him to admit that Wikipedia was wiping the McMahan page simply through fear. They were afraid of being sued by McMahan, but it was easier to say that the Voice wasn't a legitimate source. You can imagine that my respect for Wikipedia took a nosedive at that point.

This time, we get a Wikipedia minion saying that McMahan isn't "notable" and that I'm a hack. You can almost smell the fear, can't you?

Not notable? Well, OK, Wikipedia, how's this for notable. It turns out that moneybags McMahan put on a show earlier this year with his new $3 million race car, and unveiled it with the help of 2010's Playmate of the year, Hope Dworacyk. Notable enough for you?

I don't know. Hedge fund kabillionaire, noted "philanthropist," race car dreamer, Westchester County bigwig, and...oh, he married his own daughter in Westminster Abbey. Is that really not notable enough?

UPDATE 2: And now it's down. Well, we learn once again that Wikipedia is afraid of McMahan (which is fine, we don't expect others to take on these kinds of stories), but that they will continue to slime the Voice as their reason for taking down information about him.

For the benefit of Wikipedia editors, who still may not understand this situation, the Voice is doing things the old-fashioned way here. We are reporting what court documents revealed about a relationship between a very notable super-rich old guy who abused his grown daughter for years. Those facts are contained in court documents which are available here and elsewhere. Normally, that is the bedrock of what Wikipedia considers legitimate sourcing. In this case, however, McMahan's money talks.

[Ken Burch]

3. In 19th Century Britain, wouldn't this have led to a duel or something?

Jesus.

BTW, if McMahan wins this suit, would it effectively bankrupt the Voice?

[NashVegas]

5. A High School Civics Teacher Told Our Class

That this was the underlying reason for the Alexander Hamilton v Aaron Burr duel - that Hamilton blew the lid off the story.

[Mister Ed]

7. It was implied in the 1970's best seller "Burr", by Gore Vidal...

...that the reason for the duel was a comment by Hamilton inferring that the close and loving relationship between Burr and his daughter Theodosia was too close and loving.

That book was a work of fiction, but it might be what inspired your teacher's comment. I'm skeptical that this was the reason for the duel, or that Hamilton would have been in any position to know intimate details of the Burr's family life that others did not, and thus "blow the lid off the story".

[mikelgb]

4. Holy shit read the whole article! It doesn't disappoint.

A paternity test from ONE vibrator!

:blush:

[Ken Burch]

6. I just hope this editor has absolute proof of everything he printed about McMahan

It would be insanely reckless to have made this shit up.