So, this local newswoman was fired...
 

Her name is Catherine Bosley, and she was on a local channel in my area. I couldn't find an article on the situation so I'll just describe the situation to all of you. From what I've read she went on vacation in Florida, and entered a wet T-shirt contest. She showed her tits and got naked. She also won the contest. I think it might have been $500 that she won. I may be wrong on that. Well, her employer found out what she did because the pics are on the internet, and they fired her. They didn't actually fire her, but they "forced" her to resign. Same thing.

Now I'm not one who thinks that it's your employers business to know what you do when you're not at work, and certainly not when your on vacation, but here's where she made a mistake. She was dumb enough to sign a morality clause in her contract. She gave her employer the right to judge her dumb ass when she wasn't at work. As far as I'm concerned she deserves to lose her job. When you have a high profile job you are expected to act like an adult, not an 18 year old drunken whore. I don't have a problem with her getting fired, and I'm glad she did.

I'm curious if other feel as though she should have been fired....

For all the pervs who want to see the pics... Here's a link.

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Should she? No.
Will it hold up? Sure, since she was, as you said, dumb enough to sign the contract. News Anchors and reports are all about image...what she did changes the station's image and hence the clause. I don't agree with the image, as it's outdated, but they *can * do and they have. I honestly would like to see a male anchor do the same shit and see if he gets fired. Betcha he wouldn't. Old values are still in place that say women shouldn't be wanton, sexual, exhibitive, or generally have any fun involving nudity. Looks like she'll have to get another job, if she can.

I hate to say something as callous and sexist as I'm about to say, but...

...she should be fired just for showing those godawful fake tits! Ugh!

Seriously - you sign a contract, you're bound to abide by it. If you don't like the rules, don't take the job. I don't agree with their "morality clause" (obviously) but it's their company and their rules, and she agreed to them.

P.S. While we're on the subject of tits, man those are some NICE ones in your avatar, Holo!!! And the rest of her is pretty sweet, too :)

And that really is the point. it's their company, their rules. I think she simply thought no one would find out. Perhaps the internet is earasing the ability to hide from some activities.

I agree with lurkette, I'd hate to see the losers in the contest....

I concur

It would be a different story if she was a businesswoman or any other position that didn't place her as a physical representation of a program and network.

Absolutely. Do I think, generally speakin, she should be fired for what she did? No. Do I think, speaking specifically about this case, that she should be? Yes. She signed the contract, so she has to live by the words of it.

conduct unbecoming a news person?

come on...

the old morality of Bible belt philosophy - that thou shalt not expose thyself in public - but i bet her boss would gladly "inter - view" her in private(s)

seriously tho - up here we have a knock news lady on an nbc affiliate - saw her years ago at a local beach in a skimpy 2 piece and what a show!!! she still to this day has her job and is highly respected...

so what!!!

I'm in the profession and I think that yes, absolutely she should have been fired. Anchors, whether they like it or not, are the public face of the TV station. That's one reason they get paid much more than anyone else at the station. Reporters generally make 30-50k in a large market. Photographers, 17-35 or so. Anchors routinely make over 100k, and one (Paul Magers in California) makes 2.2 million.

You want the money, you accept the fact that the public is watching you whether you're on camera or not. The station wants a serious news reader, not some dumbass who'll shed her clothes the second she leaves the market. Hasn't she ever heard of the internet? Did she really think this wouldn't get back to her market?

What I find interesting is that a bunch of people on journalism websites are all up in arms that she was forced out. Anchors are routinely fired because their looks aren't perfect, their voice isn't perfect, or the viewers decide they don't like them, and no one bitches about it. In a business where you can be fired for such relatively trivial reasons, why in hell are people upset that a public figure can be fired for acting like an amateur porn star?

So, what can do but just look 'em in the eye and say..."oops".

I agree with lurkette.....those are just nasty

She is not that hot. If She signed a contract she has to accept the consequences.

BTW, they had an update to the story. She quit.

I saw the pictures. She must have been in an accident, her air bags deployed. FUGLY :D

Sure, she's high-profile, but losing her job because her employers have the (insane) right to snoop into her personal life- no. That's not cool. I feel that she can do as she wishes on her vacation, as long as she takes her job seriously and is there, responsible, and good at what she does while she's on the clock.

She made heer private life public, sdhe did sign the "so called morality clause" it is a moral turpitude clause in my contract. She broke she has to pay the consequeces. Live by'em, get fired by'em.

cant u draw a line between this and the lewinsky thing?

i dont think they should care what somebody did in their private lives unless u sign a morality clause or something like that.

WORD.

She's a cutie! Wouldn't have minded being there! Give her a face to face meeting with my bedsheets!

Right on.

She has to live with her own actions. She signed the contract, she broke the contract.

she signed it.. she should abide by it. PERIOD

Thank god you posted a link!

Anyway, big friggin deal.

I bet that same damn channel runs late nite ads for 1-900 numbers.

I hate hypocrites.

I don't care if she was screwing an 8 dicked walrus while sucking off a horse and spanking a transvestite, if she isn't doing it on company time, more power to her. You aren't going to tell me that that particular news program wouldn't experience a huge ratings boost everytime she's on camera, even if it is only for a little while. Now they are making her feel ashamed for showing off her body in her private time, when they should be the ones ashamed of their antiquated uberconservative attitudes. Hopefully she moves to Canada and gets a job at Naked News where she will be appreciated.

if you don't plan to follow regulations on a contract then do not sign it. I am very wary of contracts for such reasons.

it's sad she lost her job. it isn't sad and quite honestly infuriates me that she disregarded all common sense.

loser

Props to her for winning, but it is in the contract she knew the rules, she made the mistake. Fortunately, if she never authorized the use of those pics, and locate the people who put them on the internet, she can make a lot of money.

No, she should not have been fired. Morality clauses are stupid, as are any other stipulations in employment contracts that limit what someone can and cannot do outside of work (such as clauses that forbid employees from speaking to the press even about issues unrelated to the employer).

What it often comes down to, sign the contract and limit your personal freedoms or don't get the job. This is crap.

She must have realized that with all the cameras around, she would end up on the Net. Either that or she is really dumb.
Now days, everyone has to think about every move you make, or something like this can happen.

a little over 10 years ago (i think it's been that long now) a twin cities newscaster - won't mention his name, but he's in Chicago now if anyone wants to connect the dots - went to the hospital with a condom full of baby gerbils in his rectum. He was fired the next day. Justified? Hell yes. Not only was it a morally reprehensible act (cruelty to animals) but it cast a negative image on his station.

If you want to get paid to be in the public eye, then you're in the public eye, on and off camera. If you don't like it, don't be an anchor.


BTW, she can't sue anyone for anything. She did it in a public place and knew photos were being taken, and made no attempt to stop or to stop the photographers. Her tough shit.

All we have is our word. Your signature on a legal document means that you promise to abide by the stipulations of that document.

This is really simple. She broke a promise to her employer. Under their agreement, her employer now has certain rights he can exercise, including terminating her employment. In other words, the rest is just consequences.

Yeah, it's nasty, and YES she should have known better and YES it's hypocritical and it enforces One Man's Morals. But evidently her employer felt it was necessary, in a business sense, to include those terms in the contract. Otherwise they wouldn't have been there. They were included to protect the reputation of the news channel.

All that said, you'd think with the money anchors make she could have hired a better surgeon. Damn. Or were the tits another "just recovered from a deadly lung disease, now I wanna celebrate life" impulse buy, you think?

She was dumb to sign anything with a clause like that, but you know...apparently 10 Months went by and obviously it did not affect her work. She shouldn't be fired over that.

Those tits are horrible, but the rest of her is great! She has an awesome smile, a great ass and don't forget those hips. Sexxxay!

Tritium like!

It's not something that I'd consider worthy of being fired over...or even being forced to "resign"...

But, as others have pointed out...If she was dumb enough to sign a morality clause that holds her liable to actions outside the workplace, then she had it coming.

P.S. How many of you actually enjoyed looking at that? :hmm:

I did, I think they're funny.

im sure if people found out about the topless incident, it would surely boost ratings.. for a while at least

I'd pay to see that.

Damn! Was hoping it was maybe Darren Kagen or Kira Phillips. hehehe. Oh well. Like everyone else has said. She signed the contract so it her own fault for being stupid.

gerbils...

ew.

Contracts are binding, so stop bitching, and make a contract with someone else. Jesus...

Should she be fired? Yes
Frankly, contracts like that are set up to maintain integrity. Just picture it - everyone knows she did this, she automatically loses credibility and will be seen somewhat as a "gimmick" to lure viewers. I'm sure it's good for ratings, but I'm sure they want to be taken seriously, and stuff like this can't be tolerated.

Icky boobs!

This is like those employers that keep tabs on people financial situation, I don't think its any of thier damn business what I spend my money on as long as its not illegal and its money I earned legitimately.

She should not have lost her job... maybe just that contest ;)

See, she does regret those horrendous fake orbs.