"As I recall, you had asked to interview my client," he said. "Would you be interested in coming here to Princeton to interview her via FaceTime?"

At that point, The Daily Beast and Jezebel had both published articles casting doubt on the case — or at least the men involved in it.



The reports claimed that a man named Al Taylor had been acting as a go-between for Johnson and the press. He was allegedly shopping around a video of someone, claiming to be Johnson, recounting her allegations to the camera. He had also told a Jezebel reporter to suck his dick.

Though there were several unpleasant interactions with Taylor on record, no one had spoken to Johnson.



I agreed to do a Skype interview on Friday, July 8, from Meagher’s office. That same day, The Guardian ran an article claiming that Al Taylor is actually Norm Lubow, a former producer for the Jerry Springer show and known purveyor of celebrity scandals. "Taylor" become violent when reporters asked him about these claims.

"Just be warned: we"ll sue you if we don't like what you write," Taylor told The Guardian's Jon Swaine. "We'll sue your ass, own your ass and own your newspaper's ass as well, punk."

I received another email from Meagher while traveling to Princeton to ask Johnson about all of these issues.

"Sorry but she has changed her mind and will no longer do it," he wrote, referring to my interview with his client. "Alas."

