I believe this was the issue that caused the split.
New York -- Fox News Channel and Internet columnist Matt Drudge are close to parting ways.
After Drudge failed to do his Saturday show, ``Drudge,'' claiming censorship because Fox wouldn't let him use a picture it felt was a misrepresentation, the network gave Drudge an ultimatum: apologize and be let out of his contract, or be fired and sued for breach of contract. As of yesterday afternoon, Fox sources said it looked like the parting was going to be worked out amicably. But they cautioned that nothing was final and that any agreement being hammered out could fall apart.
Drudge declined to say whether he would apologize, saying only: ``I'm honoring my promise to work on an amicable mutual separation.''
Fox spokesman Brian Lewis said the matter ``is in the hands of the attorneys.''
No matter how it gets resolved, Drudge's show of November 6 (rerun on November 7) is expected to have been his last for Fox.
The showdown started last week when Drudge wanted to use a dramatic, widely published picture of a 21-week-old fetus undergoing surgery to correct spina bifida. Fox officials objected because they said Drudge wanted to use it as a jumping-off point to talk about abortion, to which he is opposed.
Drudge, who maintains that he had no plans to misrepresent the photo, then refused to do his show.
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