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.