September 12, 2007

Rutgers Player Withdraws Suit Against Imus

We’re disappointed that Kia Vaughn…

…the Rutgers women’s basketball player who filed a defamation lawsuit last month against Don Imus and CBS Radio, among others, over his reference to the team as “nappy-headed hos,” has withdrawn her suit, according to a filing she made yesterday in state Supreme Court in the Bronx.

“Last week Kia Vaughn returned to Rutgers University to focus upon both her academic pursuits as a journalism major and upon her basketball team,” Marti McKenzie, a spokeswoman for Vaughn’s lawyer, Richard Ancowitz, said in a statement. “Her strong commitments to both have influenced her decision to withdraw the lawsuit at this time.”

Something about this doesn’t sound right. It’s got that “I’m resigning from the Bush cabinet in order to spend more time with my family” feel to it.