‘Hey Jerk’: Oracle CEO berates reporter about story

Larry Ellison, the chief executive at Oracle, didn’t care for a story in Fortune magazine that mentioned his personal life. So, he sent the reporter, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, an e-mail. Under the subject line, “Hey Jerk,” Ellison wrote: “Adelyn Lee went to jail for a year for falsely accusing me of sexual harassment. Why did you leave that out of your story you scum bag? Let me guess … your job is telling half-truths. Fortune magazine must be very proud of you.” Now that&#8217…

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