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Oxford poetry is Ruth-less
Ruth Padel, Oxford University's first female Professor of Poetry, resigned yesterday after acknowledging she had helped publicize charges that her rival for the post, Nobel literature laureate Derek Walcott, had sexually harassed a former student.
Padel, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, made history at Oxford when she became the first woman to be elected to the position of Professor of Poetry since the job was created in 1708.
In a statement announcing her resignation, Padel said she did not engage in a smear campaign, explaining that she had only passed on information already in the public domain.
"I acted in complete good faith, and would have been happy to lose to Derek, but I can see that people might interpret my actions otherwise," she said in the statement.
That doesn't even rhyme.
Tattbits
T.I. told about 16,000 fans at a sold-out Atlanta concert Sunday he would stay optimistic when he heads to prison on a federal weapons conviction.
He could be in prison by the time you read this.
"I'm going to stand up tall, head up high," he said. "Thank you for all of your support."
During the concert, T.I. said he hoped that everyone learned from his mistakes and he brought his five children on stage.
"What I need y'all to do is pray for me while I'm gone," he said. "I'll see y'all in 366 days."
* Liberty DeVitto, the former longtime drummer for Billy Joel claims Billy has stiffed him out of royalties for years.
DeVitto filed suit in Manhattan. His lawyer says he doesn't even know how much money is due. He says the piano man's sales are subject to an audit.
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