(Steve Coleman/AP)Mr. Leach spent his early career as a tabloid scoop artist and flourished as a cheeky guest on TV entertainment programs. “I became frustrated,” Mr. Leach told the Chicago Tribune. “We turned them down cold,” Mr. Leach later said. Mr. Leach said he was not amused — but only because the lampoon didn’t go far enough. In 2000 Mr. Leach settled a lawsuit brought by attorneys general in a dozen states who accused him of participating in deceptive advertising practices.

Source: Washington Post August 24, 2018 15:33 UTC