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Message: [QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 860202, member: 23910"] *Disclaimer: I don't think [I]any[/I] of the parties involved have handled this issue well - the below is me being devil's advocate as much as anything else* The problem for PokerNews, I think, is that the deal put them in a very difficult position. Let's face it, PokerNews is the only reason anyone in the poker world knows who Tiffany Michelle is - she's very strongly associated with their brand. Tiffany wearing an UltimateBet logo got a heap of negative publicity, and you can't really blame PokerNews for being worried that some of that negative publicity was going to rub off on them. Moreover, if they don't say or do anything, then people are going to assume they're OK with the whole situation. They've decided that they don't want to be associated with the UltimateBet brand (a decision they're just as entitled to make as Tiffany was), so the only choice they're left with is to speak up about it. [/QUOTE]