Posted 6:39 AM by Gene

Ah, the ways of the rich and famous:

Mr. Downie said that he and his famed assistant managing editor needed to increase their communication.

“I’m not satisfied on my own part,” Mr. Downie said.

Asked to explain why he’d been out of touch, Mr. Downie replied, “Because he’s a rich man, who has an entire floor of his house as his office, and he has a staff of his own working for him. He doesn’t come into the office so much. We have to take the initiative to talk to each other.”

Mr. Woodward has no direct editorial oversight at The Post. And despite his title, Mr. Woodward hasn’t edited a story for the paper in years, Mr. Downie said. He writes for the paper when he wants. When he’s pursuing a book project, he discusses some of the content with Mr. Downie.

“It varies from project to project, depending on what he’s working on,” Mr. Downie said.

Thus goes the life of John Belushi's biographer, "America's pre-eminent celebrity...reporter" [ellipsis mine] and lead investigative man for Simon and Schuster.