Benzino Speaks About Kim Osario, Plus What She Really Got From The Lawsuit

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Benzino speaks about Kim Osario in radio interview says she's "lost respect" 

Ray "Benzino" Scott recently spoke to Philadelphia radio personality Kendra G about Kim Osorio's tell-all book.  The book chronicles her tenure as editor-in-chief of The Source magazine.  In the book and in interviews promoting the book Kim Osario has made some disparaging remarks about Benzino and blames his beef with Eminem as the principle reason for the magazine's demise and losing its integrity.


In a recent interview with Philly's Kendra G., Benzino breaks his silence and discusses his feelings towards Kim Osario (he pronounces it, Kim O-Sorry-Hoe) and her book.  He also discusses his beef with Eminem and his relationship with 50 Cent.  


When asked if he read the book and whether it's true or not, he said he's read excerpts on the internet and doesn't confirm or deny any of the allegations in the book.


"What she said in her book, whether it's true or not ... she was up there for a number of years, so I'm sure some of it may have been ... Everything is like opinionized, whereas the story could of been true, but true from her way. It might of been a different opinion is somebody else's eyes," he said.


"I got thick skin. Can't ... nobody say on a book or the internet bother me," Benzino adds "...I feel like, now, she's lost a lot of respect in the journalism world, as well as women, because you got to remember, she was suing us for sexual harassment on behalf of women everywhere and women's rights and to stick up for the integrity of women in the work place, and then admits to 'I'm licking 50 Cent's balls.' It's like which one is it gonna be?"


Benzino goes on to say, "Kim made over $130,000 a year at The Source is the most she's ever made or will ever make at a job, we gave her an incredible opportunity she was the first female editor-in-chief ... she had a real big position, me and Dave trusted her judgement on a lot of things and I guess it just didn't work out" and last effort to cash in.


"We live in a world, now, where people, you know what I'm saying, feel like they can make a quick buck writing a book. I don't think her book is really doing that good, but I guess whatever," said Benzino.


When asked if he and Kim are friends he says, "Oh hell no, no, no. Why would I be a friend to someone I gave a great opportunity (to) for them to try to turn around and you know what I'm saying, disrespect me in books and on the internet and everything, that's not friendship, that's not loyalty".  When asked if they could ever sit down and talk again he says, "Na, I mean for what, there's no reason for me to have a relationship with her, Kim really is irrelevant, I don't see what the point is, this is Kim's last hoorah. You won't hear about Kim after this book, after this book nonsense goes away," he added.


When asked about the Eminem beef he said he never met Eminem and he went at him to get some things off his chest but it was "blown out of proportion".  


As far as the highly-publicized beef with Eminem that Osorio gives some insight on in her book, Benzino says it's done and over with, but highly doubts Em would ever sit down with him ever again.


Hear an audio recording of the interview below.


In related news, recently mediatakeout.com reported that Kim Osario is lying about the $7 million pay out she keeps claiming she received from The Source lawsuit is and she actually only received $641,000 which after the attorney's fees and taxes were deducted she's lucky if she got $120,000.


See the settlement document below.


They also reported that she may have perjured herself when she denied sleeping with any rappers during the lawsuit and now writes in her book about sleeping with 50 Cent and Nas.  


From Mediatakeout.com:
"Kim, the author of "Straight from the Source" may be headed for trouble. Word on the street is that she may be facing a legal backlash for her book. An insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "Kim didn't win a sexual harassment lawsuit - she lost that claim. She won a defamation lawsuit [in which she] claimed that Source editors Ray Benzino and Dave Mays defamed her when they told people that she slept with rappers. Now she writes a book admitting that she slept with rappers." And the insider continues, "[Authorities] are looking into whether she may have perjured herself"


AUDIO: Benzino Talks about Kim Osario, Eminem & 50 Cent

if you cannot see the video player click here

Kim Osario's Official Court Settlement Document
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Kim Osario's book "Straight From The Source" is currently ranked 12,895 on Amazon.com, not exactly a best seller.


 

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