prior to the publication of "news junkie", leopold's book was titled "off the record". the book's publisher, according to "the washington post" report, said the book has been dropped for "business reasons". the "post" wrote that it was canceled following reported legal threats from steven maviglio, the press secretary to former governor gray davis, who, according to the manuscript, invested in energy companies using inside information. the author of the "washington post" story about leopold's book, howard kurtz, was featured in "news junkie". leopold called him "lazy".