Network verifies reports Richard Fuld was attacked for financial institution's bankruptcy. By Jeff Poor Business & Media Institute 10/6/2008 3:59:29 PM It seems anxiety from the financial crisis is reaching new highs, but the tipping point for one individual came at the Lehman Brothers gym in the midst of the companyâs collapse. While former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld was testifying before the House Oversight Committee Oct. 6, CNBC reported he had been punched in the face at the Lehman Brothers gym after it was announced the firm was going bankrupt. CNBC and Vanity Fair contributor Vicki Ward said Fuld was attacked at the gym on a Sunday following the bankruptcy. âFrankly, I sat there and listened and Iâm with the guy who apparently, the day before Barclays announced they were coming in and Lehman had already filed for bankruptcy, went over to him in the gym and punched him because thatâs how I feel when I, you know, when I watched that,â Ward said on the Oct. 6 âPower Lunch.â âI didnât think he was contrite at all, I thought he was arrogant.â Ward confirmed previous reports about the incident that reportedly occurred Sept. 21 and said the information came from âtwo very senior sources.â âFrom two very senior sources â one incredibly senior source â that he went to the gym after ⦠Lehman was announced as going under. He was on a treadmill with a heart monitor on. Someone was in the corner, pumping iron and he walked over and he knocked him out cold. And frankly after having watched this, Iâd have done the same too.â Ward determined Fuld deserved the beating based on his testimony before the committee. âI thought he was shameless,â Ward said. âI thought it was appalling. He blamed everyone. He blamed, as you say, ânaked short sellersâ over and over in case we didnât get the point, when in fact hedge funds like Harbinger had money locked up in Lehman and was shorting it to try and make the most of the money that they already had. He blamed everybody but himself.â Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in September 2008 and its assets were later snatched up by the British bank Barclays for $1.35 billion, which included Lehmanâs Midtown Manhattan office tower with a $960 million price tag.
He blamed everyone. He blamed, as you say, ânaked short sellersâ over and over in case we didnât get the point ________________ I'm with Fuld on this one, it was naked short selling. Boooyaah, I'm switching sides. For a time I was unconvinced by Byrne all these years, yes siree, I respect Dick Fuld, and if he sez it's naked short Count me in. I'm mean Lehman is bigger than OSTK. Thos naked shorting selling evil bastard hedge funds pulling down my man Fuld. Where do I sign up?
If I see Fuld I would shake his hand. He made me a lot of money but I suspect he might try to punch me
I read that he got his ass kicked at one of his kids hockey games. Mouthed off to the wrong parent on the opposing team and got smacked around pretty good.