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August 09, 2005
Eliot Spitzer smacks around Hot 97 for Smackdown promotion
Posted by Dominic Basulto

Eliot Spitzer doesn't like it when people smack each other around, according to Newsday. His staff, bored with hunting down white collar Wall Street evildoers, must have cooked this one up. Apparently, Eliot Spitzer went after radio station Hot 97 for its "Smackfest" promotion, in which women engaged in "violent slapping" for concert tickets and cash. Making matters worse, said the Spitzer camp, the images of these violent slaps were then posted on the Hot 97 Website. After much posturing and negotiating, Spitzer managed to wring out a $240,000 settlement from Hot 97's parent company, Emmis Communications.
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