|
 Anyone THIS defensive is covering something up!
REPORT: DOMI COULD SUE OVER RADIO JOKE
--------------------------------------
TSN.ca Staff with Ottawa Citizen files - 4/7/2004 1:14:06 PM
The Ottawa Citizen reported Wednesday that Tie Domi is considering taking legal action against an Ottawa radio host who insinuated on the air the Toronto Maple Leafs forward hits his wife.
Domi's agent Pat Morris told the paper that his client and his wife could sue radio host Don 'Dandyman' Romani of the Team 1200 AM for suggesting on three occasions that Domi strikes his wife.
"They were not impressed," Morris told the Citizen. "The comments of 'Dandyman', which have been rebuked, are classless, distasteful, hurtful and slanderous. The issue will be dealt with vigorously, but in a private manner."
Management at The Team 1200 AM quickly condemned Romani's comments yesterday, but added that the host was only joking. They also said they would reprimand Romani.
"I haven't spoken to him about it, but the appropriate measures will be taken," operations manager Chris Gordon told the paper. "It was a joke. Should he be joking about that topic? No, he should not, but it's quite obvious he was joking when you listen to the tape.
"It was an allusion to the fact that Tie Domi is a fighter."
The controversial comments came shortly after 4 pm et Tuesday when Romani and co-host Tim Kilpatrick were discussing a Toronto newspaper story on Domi's wife, Leanne. "One would suspect that she could take a good punch," Romani said.
Kilpatrick protested the suggestion and asked Romani to clarify his statement.
"I'll bet you his idea of aerobics is to bang her around a bit once a week," Romani said.
|
From: