Carlucci, who wears his hair slicked back and usually carries a Montblanc pen, has a penchant for finely tailored suits and a reputation for step-on-your-throat business tactics. An executive at Sara Lee once said of her dealings with News America that it "feels like they are raping us and they enjoy it."...."Paul is a tough businessman, but he's no different than any other guy who has made a ton of money," said a longtime friend of Carlucci's who asked to remain anonymous because of their relationship. Just because he screens scenes from "The Untouchables" for employees "doesn't mean he's a mobster," this source added....To fight the declining economics, News America has been accused of engaging in a series of less than ethical, and potentially illegal, maneuvers. As New York Times columnist David Carr put it, "The company has come under scrutiny for a pattern of conduct that includes below-cost pricing, paying customers not to do business with competitors, and accusations of computer hacking."....Floorgraphics co-founder George Rebh said in a deposition that Carlucci, over what was supposed to be a friendly lunch, bluntly told him, "I will destroy you. I work for a man who wants it all, and doesn't understand anybody telling him he can't have it all."
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