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This NY Times reporter interviewed me once (for a story that never ran):

Landlady Says Reporter Did a Number on Her Condo

• New York Times reporter Jennifer 8. Lee's party-throwing penchant and unusual byline earned her a lot of buzz when she worked in Washington. Now her former landlady, in a lawsuit filed yesterday, claims that Lee's "raucous" shindigs in 2003 and 2004 -- where the guests included congressional staffers, pundits and other reporters -- caused nearly $148,000 in damage to her Washington condo.
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"It looked like 'Animal House,' " said Beth Solomon, a PR rep who rented Lee the $2,900-a-month, two-bedroom apartment near the Washington Convention Center for 20 months. "There was urinating and defecating on the property, vomiting on the stairways. The kitchen was destroyed, the floors were destroyed, my baby grand piano was used as a wet bar and taken apart."

Sadly, no invites to her parties. During our interaction, she coached responses and was hurried and flighty. Little did I realize that the number of times she put me on hold or had to call me back was probably inspired by the fact that someone was puking or "defecating" on her rug. Yikes.

UPDATE: Ms. Lee e-mailed me to inform me that the story that she interviewed me for actually did run (I wasn't quoted). She also mentioned that our interview was hurried because I caught her unawares when I returned her phone call; despite me giving her a hard time, apparently no partying or bodily excretions were a factor in our interaction.

Posted by Bill at February 3, 2005 12:45 PM | TrackBack (0)