Andres Martinez was the editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times last year when he came up with the idea of bringing in producer Brian Grazer as a guest editor one week.
Uninspired, rather cliche idea, sure. But that's not what got him in water with the Times: Turns out Martinez was dating publicist Kelly Mullens... who happened to also do PR for Grazer. In the ensuing brouhaha, Martinez was ousted from the paper. (Again, I always thought his bigger crime was simply coming up with a hack idea. But I digress.)
Now, Martinez is suing Mullens (love on the rocks, apparently), arguing that Mullens broke her promise not to help promote Grazer's guest editorship. In response, Mullens' attorney says the lawsuit is bitter grapes, and comes out of a restraining order Mullens filed against Martinez earlier this year.
Juicy! See, this is what will sell papers, Sam Zell. Rehire Martinez pronto!
Anyway, I glanced at Martinez's lawsuit, and given the current sorry state of affairs at the Times, got a kick out of the passing line above: "then one of the most coveted jobs in American journalism." Now, in the Zell Tribune era? Not so much.
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