Hasta La Creative!

For almost 10 months, the story of John Edwards’s affair remained the nearly exclusive province of the National Enquirer.

Can Martha Stewart take a pie in the face — even one she baked? Fine Living Network, about to unveil a new comedy series — “Whatever, Martha!” — is about to find out.

We’re told that Atlanta shop TG Madison may soon lose one of their largest clients, the American Cancer Society. With more than 50 percent of their business vested in the ACS account, (that amount is not confirmed) a spy tells us this could mean the shop’s end.

What’s more, the business has “quietly” gone into review, meaning no one knows about it. Our spies assume that TGM is in the pitch, but can’t say for sure. However, it seems as though the “criteria” for the new agency have been set in such a way that TGM will not be keeping ACS.

Apparently, the “Society” seeks a larger, multinational representative. “Since this is more than 50 percent of their billings, I believe, this could spell the end for them.” This is why no business should ever put more than 20 percent of its eggs…bla bla bla.

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We hear that Saatchi & Saatchi in the UK has let go 22 addies from its interactive team &#151 out of 25. We haven’t been able to confirm this number, but the alleged whittling has been attributed to Tom Eslinger (the chap in the above photo), who is the agency’s worldwide creative director for interactive.

“(Eslinger) has alienated, bullied and demoralised the UK Interactive team to the extent that every senior member of the team has left, citing him as the problem,” said our spy.

According to his company bio, he “spearheads Saatchi & Saatchi’s fast-growing worldwide interactive capability.” Ironic, considering that in just one year since taking the reigns of S&SUK’s interactive, he’s slashed the majority of the department.

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As Jeff Bewkes whittles away at the Time Warner empire, it’s become clear that the company will have unraveled the two great megamergers that created its current shape.