Dominic Dunne gets his comeuppance

Dunne apologises, pays undisclosed amount to Condit

I've never understood the reverence certain parts of the US media have for Vanity Fair writer and professional talking head Dominic Dunne - particularly after he made a complete arse of himself over the OJ Simpson trial, claiming to be able to predict what the jury was thinking and then being proved a complete charlatan when OJ was aquitted.

Our friend didn't learn his lesson though [nor did the East-coast media], and resurfaced during the Gary Condit scandal, when Chandra Levy, a former intern of the US congressman, disappeared and Condit - her former boss/lover - was seen by many, including our mutual friend, as the [probable] murderer. [Funnily enough, Condit, in those post-Monica Lewinsky times, didn't seem too proud of having had an affair with an intern...]

Once again Dunne was busy pronouncing from on high, claiming to have insights gleaned from his usual 'authoritative' sources, or so it appeared. But as before, it turned out that Dunne was completely wrong, that Levy was the victim of a serial killer, and our mutual friend got himself sued by the alleged murderer.