LA Mayor's Anchor Lover Suspended

Telemundo officials yesterday suspended Mirthala Salinas, the Los Angeles TV reporter and anchor who covered of the break-up of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's marriage even while she was having an affair with him. Salinas was placed on a leave of absence while the Spanish-language broadcaster investigates whether she breached journalistic ethics, the Los Angeles Times reports.

News executives were upset that the anchor hired a public relations firm and issued a statement without her bosses' approval, sources told the Times. Villaraigosa, who began his relationship with Salinas last year, separated from his wife of 20 years last month. (More journalistic ethics stories.)