This e-mail came in today in response to my column on Ron Burkle from Jared Paul Stern:

1. It’s Mickey “Kaus”, not “Kraus”
2. Burkle first arranged a meeting w/ me last summer to discuss the clothing copmany. This has been documented in the Times, NY Observer and elsewhere.
3. Only six minutes of heavily edited video footage from 3+ hours of conversations have been released.
4. I have not been “fired” by the Post.
5. I have not been so much as contacted by any authorities.
Please run a correction right away.
– Jared Paul Stern

Mickey Kaus’s name was misspelled; it was a typo which was fixed not too long after posting. As for the rest, the Daily News on April 21 reported him, along with other freelancers as being “sacked.” Stern might want to get another gig lined up.