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A former top editor of the New York Post has filed a lawsuit against the New York Post, alleging that she endured years of sexual harassment by former longtime editor Col Allan, but was demoted and dismissed following her complaints about it.
Michelle Gotthelf was fired last week, according to her lawsuit, after a 21-year career at the publication, most recently as editor in chief of NewYorkPost.com. Allan also was named in the lawsuit along with current editor in chief Keith Poole, as well as Nyp Holdings and parent company News Corp.
A spokesperson for the Post and News Corp. said in a statement, “Any suggestion of wrongdoing related to the management changes announced today is meritless.”
In her lawsuit, filed in federal court on Tuesday, Gotthelf alleges that she was subject to Allan’s harassment starting in 2013. Two years later, her lawsuit claims, he propositioned her for sex and told her,...
Michelle Gotthelf was fired last week, according to her lawsuit, after a 21-year career at the publication, most recently as editor in chief of NewYorkPost.com. Allan also was named in the lawsuit along with current editor in chief Keith Poole, as well as Nyp Holdings and parent company News Corp.
A spokesperson for the Post and News Corp. said in a statement, “Any suggestion of wrongdoing related to the management changes announced today is meritless.”
In her lawsuit, filed in federal court on Tuesday, Gotthelf alleges that she was subject to Allan’s harassment starting in 2013. Two years later, her lawsuit claims, he propositioned her for sex and told her,...
- 1/18/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Keith Poole, deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp.’s UK tabloid The Sun, has been named editor-in-chief of the New York Post Group. He starts in early March in what is a new position as former editor and senior advisor Col Allan retires.
The Post’s editors-in-chief for print and digital, Stephen Lynch and Michelle Gotthelf, respectively, will both report to Poole. The Post Group is comprised of the New York Post, the Post Digital Network, Post Studios and related mobile and tablet apps and social media channels.
“Keith Poole is the ideal professional to lead the expansion of the Post,” said New Corp. CEO Robert Thomson. He said the Post’s “performance before and after the election has been exemplary, and it had a landmark victory over media censorship by Twitter that will resonate for decades. That vital victory also highlighted the increasing importance...
The Post’s editors-in-chief for print and digital, Stephen Lynch and Michelle Gotthelf, respectively, will both report to Poole. The Post Group is comprised of the New York Post, the Post Digital Network, Post Studios and related mobile and tablet apps and social media channels.
“Keith Poole is the ideal professional to lead the expansion of the Post,” said New Corp. CEO Robert Thomson. He said the Post’s “performance before and after the election has been exemplary, and it had a landmark victory over media censorship by Twitter that will resonate for decades. That vital victory also highlighted the increasing importance...
- 1/5/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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