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Domi
files lawsuit
ON-AIR
HOST WENT TOO FAR, MAPLE LEAFS TOUGH GUY SUES FOR $1.65 MILLION
By Terry Koshan, CP and AP
July.
23, 2004
Toronto Sun
TIE DOMI has filed a $1.65-million US lawsuit against an
Ottawa sports radio station and a former on-air host at the
station, but the Maple Leafs winger would like to have the
matter settled soon. "To date there has been nothing
but impressive dialogue," Domi's agent, Pat Morris, said
in reference to talks with CHUM Ltd., the owner of the Team
1200 in Ottawa. "We had two choices, to accept the seriousness
of (the comments of broadcaster Don Romani), or to ignore
them. With the seriousness, we can't ignore them."
Domi's
statement of claim says that on April 6, Romani, on the air,
said in reference to Domi and his wife, Leanne, "I'll
bet you his idea of aerobics is to bang her around once a
week. Well, look it, you think a man who would go after Magnus
Arvedson would not go after a woman? Same thing ... same thing."
There
were other alleged comments made by Romani. The reference
to Arvedson stemmed from a game between the Leafs and Ottawa
Senators last year.
Tie
and Leanne Domi each demanded $700,000 in compensatory and
punitive damage. Tie Domi seeks another $250,000 in special
damages.
Romani,
who had issued an on-air apology, was fired later in April.
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