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Letter Surfaces in Steve Phillips Sex Scandal

Jilted lover wrote diatribe to ESPN analyst's wife

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(Newser) – The New York Post is all over the story of Steve Phillips' affair with 22-year-old production assistant Brooke Hundley, whom they have poetically dubbed "the tubby temptress." In addition to "translating" her letter to Phillips' wife Marni ("I may be 22, but I'm not stupid" equals "I'm a raging idiot. I'm also totally crazy"; "We text all day when he's at work" equals "I am a total stalker"), the Post offers up the following tidbits:

  • Hundley put an ad in Craigslist for an "urgent job"—calling Marni Phillips to inform her about the affair. Courtney Arp, who answered the ad, says Hundley had prepared a script, but she got through only the first sentence before Marni hung up.
  • Though classmates remembered her as "shy, awkward," Hundley was always interested in getting to the top, once writing in a letter to her dean, "Networking is not sucking up."
  • Phillips began an extended leave of absence from ESPN yesterday, and a source at the network says he is suspected of sleeping with several other employees.

Brooke Hundley and Steve Phillips are shown.
Brooke Hundley and Steve Phillips are shown.   (YouTube)
1998: General Manager Steve Phillips of the New York Mets talks during a press conference about Mike Piazza in New York City, New York. Credit: Jamie Squire/Allsport
1998: General Manager Steve Phillips of the New York Mets talks during a press conference about Mike Piazza in New York City, New York. Credit: Jamie Squire/Allsport   (Getty Images)
In this Oct. 28, 2002, file photo, New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips introduces new Mets manager Art Howe during a news conference at Shea Stadiium in New York.
In this Oct. 28, 2002, file photo, New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips introduces new Mets manager Art Howe during a news conference at Shea Stadiium in New York.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Brooke Hundley is shown.
Brooke Hundley is shown.   (YouTube)
Brooke Hundley is shown.
Brooke Hundley is shown.   (YouTube)
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Thinker
Oct 22, 09 10:46 AM CDT
So this guy is terrible because he had sex with others and it was breaking a vow to his wife. Dishonest, yes? So why couldn't the media (and the masses) get this worked over the fact that our former president and other government officials lied to everyone to get a war started that resulted in thousands of our soldiers killed? Lying is bad if it results in sex but not if it only results in death and wasted tax dollars? Reply
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alkaseltzersammich
Oct 22, 09 1:40 PM CDT
Both are bad.
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Monjubikahn
Oct 22, 09 8:52 PM CDT
Keep up the pressure.
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hamsammichs
Oct 23, 09 11:09 AM CDT
You say "former president" like the lying, death and wasted tax dollars have stopped.
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Spudsy
Oct 22, 09 2:03 PM CDT
I'll ask again, is this guy important enough that his affair gets this much attention from the media? Where do we draw the line? There are tens of millions of affairs going on in this country. Are we going to have to hear about a bunch of them? There are wars and a monumental health care debate going on. Reply
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