Randi Rhodes Mugged
16 October 2007 7:16 am by Taylor Marsh
Randi Rhodes Mugged(?) updated below
This is awful news.
Randi Rhodes was mugged on Sunday night on 39th Street and Park Ave, nearby
her Manhattan apartment, while she was walking her dog Simon.According to Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott, Rhodes was beaten
up pretty badly, losing several teeth and will probably be off the air for
at least the rest of the week. … ..
There’s a lot of speculation why this happened, because evidently she wasn’t
wearing jewelry and was in a jogging suit. I have no idea why it happened and
neither does anyone else at this point, but the link above offers some ideas, one of which is that she was targeted because she’s a liberal radio host. In New York City that is harder to believe than if she was in Alabama. We just don’t know right now.
It’s simply horrific. Prayers for her speedy recovery go out to Ms. Rhodes.
UPDATE II: New York Daily News reports Rhodes was not mugged.
A police source said Rhodes never filed a report and never claimed to be the victim of a mugging. Cops from Manhattan’s 17th Precinct called her attorney, who told them Rhodes was not a victim of a crime, the source said.
Rhodes’ lawyer told the Daily News she was injured in a fall while walking her dog. He said she’s not sure what happened, and only knows that she fell down and is in a lot of pain. The lawyer said Rhodes expects to be back on the air Thursday. He stressed there is no indication she was targeted or that she was the victim of a “hate crime.”
UPDATE: Just got this statement from AAR.
October 16-NEW YORK-On Sunday evening, October 14, Air America host Randi Rhodes experienced an unfortunate incident hindering her from hosting her show. The reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded.
Ms. Rhodes looks forward to being back on the air on Thursday.
