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 'JANE DOE' INTERVIEW CAUSES DEEP SPLIT INSIDE OF NBC; BROADDRICK FEELS 'BETRAYED' AFTER NETWORK PUTS CLINTON RAPE STORY ON ICE **World Exclusive** **Update** 01/29/99 06:09 UTC � There is now less than a 50-50 chance NBC will air Lisa Myers' in-depth interview with Juanita Broaddrick, network sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT. "There is a feeling that NBC brass do not want to get directly involved in the impeachment trial and throw it into chaos," explains one insider. One week ago, Broaddrick sat for an exclusive in-depth interview with NBC NEWS reporter Lisa Myers � an interview that she was told would immediately air on DATELINE! One pro-Myers source on Thursday night questioned why her network is holding back the interview. "Why was it okay to release the first story at the height of the Paula Jones case, and now running the actual interview with the woman is seen as interfering with the president's impeachment?" asked the insider. "And we did cover Anita Hill, didn't we?" Lisa Myers first reported details of Broaddrick's story last March 28 on NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, just days before the Jones case was dismissed. . . . . An NBC spokesperson said the network "does not comment on our newsgathering," but categorically denied there has been under pressure from the White House to hold the interview. One NBC NEWS source explained that the network is still working to corroborate Broaddrick's story and it will not run "until it is rock solid" and "fit for air." But a pro-Myers insider tells the DRUDGE REPORT the official NBC explanation is way off base. "The story is done, our investigation is over!" declared the source. "I challenge anyone to point out the holes in Lisa's piece." Broaddrick doesn't hold Lisa Myers responsible for the building media nightmare. In fact, Myers, late this week, made contact once again with Broaddrick, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. According to a well-placed source, Myers explained to Broaddrick during the conversation how she is being given the run around by her superiors at the network. And Myers recently confided to an associate that she is not even sure if she will have a say in the final cut, should NBC finally air the interview. There are growing fears that NBC has lost complete control of the situation. According to one report, NBC sponsors are starting to complain of receiving calls from angry viewers. The network itself been hit with nearly non-stop phone messages and e-mails on the subject. The story surrounding NBC's interview has turned into a talkradio sensation. There are indications late Thursday night that Broaddrick may now go somewhere else with her story. Reporters from other networks have been trying to woo her into giving another interview, Broaddrick told a close confidant. Developing... |
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