REBECCA AGUILAR UPDATE:

Rebecca Aguilar, a former KDFW/Channel 4 reporter, has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Fox-owned station, asserting that her “documented history of complaining about the treatment of Hispanics and Latinos by her employer” led management to suspend and ultimately fire her.

Aguilar, who worked for 14 years at the station, was put on paid suspension in October 2007 after her interview with an elderly West Dallas salvage-business owner who had shot and killed two people, whom he believed were burglars, within three weeks. The story drew national attention and sparked debate about whether Aguilar had “ambushed” the man or was just doing her job in getting an exclusive story that rival stations also wanted.

The lawsuit, filed late Monday in Dallas County district court, contends that KDFW took Aguilar off the air immediately after “pretextual and fabricated criticism about a particular story.” She was then terminated by the station in March.

Well, I was one of the critics, and my criticism was quite sincere. I suspect that when the jury sees the video, her case will collapse.