The February edition of Vanity Fair contains an article by William D. Cohan entitled, “Huffing And Puffing,” which extensively discusses the lawsuit brought against Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post by Peter Daou and James Boyce. Daou and Boyce claim that they played a critical role in helping Huffington create her popular website but have not been credited or compensated; they are demanding monetary damages.
There are multiple factual errors in the article that Vanity Fair ought to correct.
In the article, Vanity Fair claims, “in January 2005, Huffington and Lerer hired Breitbart….” This assertion is incorrect; Breitbart was not hired in January 2005.
Elsewhere in the article, Vanity Fair claims that, “for his part, Breitbart said the fighting among the four protagonists amuses him, especially since Huffington fired him after six months.” The assertion that Breitbart was fired after six months is also incorrect; Breitbart was never fired.
We kindly request Vanity Fair correct the record.