Did Helen Gurley Brown's Mouth Do Her In?
Back before the financial crisis gave companies the excuse to let media heads roll with abandon it apparently took Hearst more than ten years to get rid of Cosmopolitan editrix Helen Gurley Brown. According to a new book it was Brown’s sharp tongue (the same sharp tongue, mind you, that give single girls everywhere the backbone to explore there singledom) that did her in. Here’s a taste:
When asked if sexual harassment existed at Cosmo in the wake of Anita Hill’s testimony that Supreme Court pick Clarence Thomas had harassed her for years, Brown cheekily responded: “I certainly hope so.
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