Woman in HP Scandal Appeared in Steamy Movies

(Aug. 9) -- Jodie Fisher, the woman who brought down Hewlett-Packard's CEO, has worked in commercial real estate, appeared in steamy R-rated movies, competed on a reality-TV show and even worked on a U.S. House committee on drug abuse.

Fisher, 50, is also "a single mom focused on raising her young son," according to her lawyer, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred.

Despite her varied career path, it was her sexual harassment claim against HP CEO Mark Hurd that brought her national attention. Fisher revealed her identity on Sunday, two days after Hurd's unexpected resignation from the technology giant was announced. An investigation by HP concluded that the sex harassment claim was unfounded, but Hurd was forced out because of alleged false statements on expense reports involving dinners with Fisher.

In a statement released by Allred, Fisher said she met Hurd in 2007 when she interviewed for a contractor job at HP.


Fisher held contract marketing jobs with HP from 2007 to 2009 and earned up to $5,000 per event, The Associated Press reported. She greeted people and introduced executives attending events she organized.

"At HP, I was under contract to work at high-level customer and executive summit events held around the country and abroad," Fisher said in a statement. "I prepared for those events, worked very hard and enjoyed working for HP."

She said that "Mark and I never had an affair or intimate sexual relationship." Hurd, who is married and has two children, also denied they had an affair.

"I was surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this," she said. "That was never my intention."

Fisher said she resolved her claim with Hurd privately. Neither she nor Allred has commented on details of her sexual harassment claim.

Fisher earned a degree in political science from Texas Tech University and recently worked as a vice president for a commercial real estate company, Allred's statement said. She held an unspecified job on the House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, Allred said, and was a "successful salesperson" for a Fortune 500 company that she did not identify.

Fisher is a Dallas native who has lived in Southern California, the San Jose Mercury News reported, and according to a Facebook page, she now lives in New York.

She appeared in several minor films, some of which Allred described as rated R.

According to the Internet Movie Database, she appeared in films in the 1990s, including "Easy Rider -- The Ride Back," "Sheer Passion" and "Blood Dolls." Three years ago, she appeared on "Age of Love," an NBC reality show in which women of different ages dated Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis.

Though Hurd and Fisher denied having a sexual relationship, Hurd acknowledged a friendship with her, and the case was resolved with a payment from Hurd to Fisher, according to published reports.

An investigation by HP found that Hurd broke the company's rules of conduct but did not violate its sexual harassment policy. The company found that other people were listed as Hurd's dinner companions on expense reports when he had been with Fisher, and the company claimed she was paid, at his behest, for work she didn't do.

In her statement, Fisher wished Hurd and his family well and said she was "surprised and saddened" he lost his job.

"That was never my intention," she said.