Jodie Fisher: Ex-HP CEO Mark Hurd 'groped' former TV

starlet then paid $1m hush money

ByReuters Reporter
Updated: 17:05 EST, 30 December 2011
Former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd created increasingly aggressive romantic advances more
than several years toward a completely independent contractor that later accused him regarding
sexual harassment, according to claims in a letter coming from your ex lawyer obtained simply by
Reuters.
The letter, ordered unsealed and also permitted public for the first time since the actual scandal
emerged last year, layed out in intricate detail accusations through TV starlet and HP contractor
Jodie Fisher that will Mr Hurd had wined along with dined her, then allegedly sought sexual favors
inturn cheats for battle camp app pertaining to employment.
But fighting to become able to keep your specifics of your years' rendezvous beneath wraps, Mr
Hurd reportedly paid out over $1 million within hush cash despite losing your legal battle to aid keep
Ms Fisher's attorney's declare private, based on sources to the new York Post.
Scroll right down to read the particular complete claim using excerpts

Scandal: Any newly published

letter of declare by Jodie Fisher, the particular former-Age Involving Enjoy actress, contests that
former-HP CEO Mark Hurd created sexual advances for a long time to be with her prior to finally
cutting her function with his company
Fisher retained celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, who sent the actual letter throughout June 2010
accusing Mr Hurd of hiring the girl together with amorous designs.
He attempted repeatedly for you to 'engage' your ex through asking Ms Fisher to always be able to
his hotel room and also kissing the girl on the lips, based on any copy in the letter provided with a
supply near to the situation.
The letter are at one's heart of the scandal which transfixed Silicon Valley inside 2010 along with
culminated within the firing of Hurd, who has been simply well-liked with investors upon Wall Street
and is actually also now a president with HP rival Oracle Corp.
Mr Hurd, Oracle and also Ms Fisher herself have got mentioned Ms Allred's letter contained

unspecified inaccuracies.

Offer: Mr Hurd, married along

with 2 kids, reportedly paid $1 million as hush money for you to prevent the letter coming from
becoming revealed detailing his efforts for you to continually bed Ms Fisher
Still, its release threatens to revive your scandal as Mr Hurd looks to put your dispute powering him
and focus on his new job from Oracle, exactly where among his important responsibilities is actually
selling high-end computer methods in which compete with goods through HP.
Mr Hurd has been ousted from HP in August 6 right after Ms Fisher - who had been hired as being a
hostess with regard to corporate events - accused him regarding sexual harassment, any claim an
inside probe later on dismissed.
In his supply by Oracle, However, he was given a new $950,000 salary by having an extra $2 million
bonus, according towards the Post's sources, that get been used to repay Ms Fisher.

Bait: In Depth simply by Ms Fisher's attorney, Mr Hurd grew

much more and a lot more upset together with her rejections until he discontinued hiring your ex
like a hostess with regard to corporate summits which in turn your woman had described as the
woman's dream job
'It is actually appalling which you'll use HP revenues for your purpose associated with procuring
female companionship along with romance under the actual guise associated with HP business,' Ms
Allred's letter study on behalf regarding Ms Fisher.
'She continually had to put you off, help make excuses, scurry away or merely just leave.'
Mr Hurd's legal team had fought in order to keep your letter beneath seal, nevertheless a Delaware
appeals court ruled this week it should be manufactured public, even though some portions could be
redacted.
Sources had leaked specifics of the particular June letter in order to Reuters as well as other media
throughout 2010.
These included the report that Mr Hurd revealed details about HP's impending acquisition involving
Electronic Information systems Corp before the deal was announced inside 2008. Mr Hurd has
additionally denied which allegation.
Ms Allred declined comment, as would any spokeswoman with regard to HP.
The clean revelations possess re-focused the spotlight in Mr Hurd's controversial firing, which in
turn preceded a time period associated with instability at HP.
Outspoken Oracle CEO Larry Ellison blasted HP's board for being 'cowardly' and also promptly hired
Mr Hurd, who is married along with children.
Former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker replaced Mr Hurd at the helm of the world's leading personal
computer maker, but lasted barely per year just before Meg Whitman used your baton.

The computer services giant missed Wall Street targets with regard to several quarters, killed its
much-touted TouchPad tablet, along with first considered then backtracked about a plan in order to
hive off its private computer division, your world's largest.

Prize: According towards the

letter, Mr Hurd said he had never been rejected just before and which even Sheryl Crow has been
crazy regarding him creating Ms Fisher lucky in order to obtain his attention
The eight-page missive penned by simply Ms Allred, well known for representing women accusing
celebrities for example Tiger Woods and politicians of sexual misconduct, blasts Mr Hurd with
regard to lowering Fisher into a 'nervous wreck' as he continually sought sex with almost all the
former actress during conferences via Madrid in order to Los Angeles.

It thorough claims the advances began right after Mr Hurd ended up being 'taken with' Ms Fisher
right after spotting your ex around the short-lived TV series, age associated with Love.

At their own very first two meetings with hotels following Ms Fisher was contracted, Mr Hurd
shared personal information concerning his lifestyle as well as sought the identical via her.
According for the letter, matters escalated when Mr Hurd invited Ms Fisher as a lot as his hotel
room at the Atlanta Ritz as well as requested your ex for you to remain your night, kindling a new
one-sided pursuit that will last till 2009 along with span cities across the world.
'This has been the start of an uncomfortable dance that will proceeded for almost a couple of years,'
Ms Allred wrote. 'You would relentlessly try to cajole the girl straight into getting sex along with
you.'
Over your next season or perhaps so, Ms Allred's letter described in more detail various occasions
when Ms Fisher allegedly fended off his advances, although the girl claimed the lady had dinner
along with Mr Hurd many times out of concern for her job.
At 1 point, the actual HP CEO stopped from an ATM within a walk and showed Ms Fisher which his
checking account stability was more than $1 million, which in turn Ms Allred claimed was an
attempt to impress her.
Ms Fisher stopped acquiring contracts pertaining to corporate event appearances shortly after
getting a final meeting using Mr Hurd throughout Idaho, in the actual course of which in turn Ms
Allred mentioned the actual then-CEO had grabbed as well as kissed her, nevertheless was again
spurned.
'She knew that if she didn't possess sex together together with you soon, her job has been over,
which may be precisely what occurred,' the particular letter said.
The tech blog AllThingsDigital first reported information on your June 24, 2010, letter.
EXCERPTS FROM MS FISHER'S CLAIM
'You each chatted to obtain a bit and then anyone looked over Ms Fisher and said, 'So, you'll remain
the night, right? You'll stay?' ... Ms Fisher stated 'Absolutely not. I barely realize you as well as also
you are my boss.'
'Ms Fisher finally gathered the woman's courage and mentioned that they needed to go. A Person
shared using her that will nobody had each rejected you just before along with had been clearly
miffed.'
'You ended up telling her regarding many various women which were crazy with regards to
you...including Sheryl Crow. An Individual had been indicating that they was the actual lucky one...
that you discovered your ex desirable and wanted to commit the extremely beneficial period
together with her.'

'In December 2007 ... An Individual went alongside to Morton's steakhouse in that you expressed
your frustration which you had been carrying out 'all your work' within this relationship.'
'Later your woman had been informed by simply an individual in the Peninsula Hotel, inside the pool
area, that you frequently sleep with 1 woman within The Large Apple and that you simply sleep
together with an additional woman within San Francisco.'
'You stopped at an ATM along with confirmed her that your own bank checking account stability was
over the million money in order to impress her.'
'Once, at the four Seasons, you suddenly and abruptly questioned the girl to go away with you as in
the huge event you were screening her. Anyone said you wished to 'get the woman's from here.'
...You later on said inside an irritated and dejected way which you were sensation rejected because
she wouldn't normally disappear completely using you.'
'One of one's final dinners was in Craft throughout Century city where you confessed which you felt
similar to you could spend the others associated with your every day life using her. ... A Person
mentioned you'd need to find out how the actual chemistry in bed ended up being yet that will that
might not necessarily be described as a difficulty simply because 'you attempt hard.'
The letter inside its entirety could be read here