Gropey Old Man Roger Ailes Asks For Apology After NY Daily News Labels Him 'Gropey Old Man'

[Miles Archer]

Ailes Asks For Apology After NY Daily News Labels Him 'Gropey Old Man'

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/roger-ailes-asks-apology-ny-daily-news-headline

Former Fox News boss Roger Ailes apparently called up a New York Daily News columnist Monday to dispute a headline that characterized him as a "gropey old man."

"MediaBlast" columnist Don Kaplan wrote that he initially didn't believe it was truly Ailes on the phone until his attorney later confirmed it was him. Kaplan wrote that Ailes said he expected an apology for the headline "gropey old men" on one of his columns.

"I was hoping you would be a gentleman and apologize,” Ailes said, according to Kaplan.

The headline for the column as posted online is "Sumner Redstone, Roger Ailes show how the mighty old creeps have fallen;" it's unclear if "gropey old man" was a print headline.

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. They should say...

I'm sorry you're a gropey old man.

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. I would have said, "You're right! I messed up! I apologize and will change the headline...

immediately!"

I would have changed the headline to "Gropey Old Fascist Bastard" and then sent him the link to the new headline and thanking him for pointing out my mistake.