Buying Off Arnold's Girls

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that American Media, the same company which struck a deal with California Governor Schwarzenegger to pay him millions of dollars while he was in office, also paid two women thousands of dollars to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding an alleged affair with the actor. The money was paid with the agreement that the women would not talk to anybody but American Media about the affairs. The agreements never expire.

American Media's contracts with Goyette and Mora, both titled "Confidentiality Agreement," are two pages long and never expire; they bind the two women "in perpetuity."

UPDATE: Kevin Roderick at L.A. Observed has a post about this, with additional links.

UPDATE2: Steve Lopez is also talking about this, and about the true definition of "outercourse", in today's LA Times .