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Beleaguered Broadcom cofounder Nicholas featured in L.A. Times |
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Aug 02, 2007 at 09:00 AM |
Today's Los Angeles Times' business section includes a substantial feature on Broadcom's embattled ex-CEO and cofounder, Henry T.
Nicholas III. The subject of a stock-options backdating investigation and in the midst of nasty divorce proceedings, Nicholas has been in the media crosshairs of late because of allegations from his former personal assistant of rampant drug use and womanizing, including the construction of a secret sex 'n' drugs "lair" beneath his swanky digs on the southern Orange County coast's "Riviera."
Although the Times' reporters say they conducted a lengthy interview with Nicholas, he ends up only being directly quoted a few times. Here's a choice bit, where he describes a recent medical procedure:
Nicholas' penchant for colorful speech was evident in his discussion of the condition, which UC Irvine oncologist Dr. Kenneth Chang treated this spring by zapping potentially cancerous cells using an endoscope.
"It's kind of like a Korean barbecue, only it's the Chang barbecue, and what it does is it goes down and it creates an intense electromagnetic field, kind of like a barbecue---actually not like a barbecue, but more like a microwave oven, but directed," Nicholas said. "And it barbecues off only that amount it allows without taking out the whole stomach."
Nicholas's tale is not the kind of storyline one finds in the normally staid annals of high-tech executive behavior. I don't think the Fabless Semiconductor Assn. will be inviting him to give a keynote on corporate ethics and lifestyle choices anytime soon.
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