Rutgers Player Drops Imus Lawsuit

(AP)  A Rutgers University basketball player on Tuesday withdrew a slander and defamation lawsuit she had filed against Don Imus and CBS Radio, among others, after the shock jock called the team "nappy headed hos."

Kia Vaughn had contended in the lawsuit filed in August in New York state Supreme Court that the comments made by Imus had damaged her reputation. The lawsuit also named various media outlets that broadcast Imus' show.

Marti McKenzie, a spokeswoman for Vaughn's attorney, Richard Ancowitz, said in a statement that Vaughn had chosen to focus on her education at New Jersey's Rutgers University as a journalism major and as an athlete with the basketball team.

"Her strong commitments to both have influenced her decision to withdraw the lawsuit at this time," the statement said.

A lawyer for Imus, Martin Garbus, said his client had paid no money to Vaughn. CBS Radio did not immediately return a message requesting comment.

[lil_d3vil]

You know those girls probably got called more and worse names by their rival teams then "ho" why didn''t she try to sue them? OH!! they are not celebrities! thats the whole crux of this story from day 1. She was only after money and looks like her lawyer advised her she''d be in for a long fight {Money she didn''t have} so she was told to drop the suit.

[louklou51]

Is anybody surprised? The lawsuit would have dragged on and on and on. She made the smart and correct move.

[valentin73]

Can we move on, enough of this story.

[keithle1]

"...the comments made by Imus had damaged her reputation."

Oh puh-leeeze.

Then we get:

"Her strong commitments to both (journalism/b-ball) have influenced her decision to withdraw the lawsuit at this time," the statement said.

So she wants to be the next Katie Couric. Isn''t that special.

What a joke.