Hello and welcome to Mind of Myka. Today is part three of Myka's Rita of the

Week about Martin Screlly and Christy Smythe, the journalist and the pharma bro. It comes to us from

L, it came out last week. We're on to part three and part one in part two we learned a little bit about

Christie Smyth and Martin Screlli and how their relationship started

with her her covering him for Bloomberg. Part 3, we learn about her life. What

happened after this.

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Part 3.

Quote, he's just using you, Smyth's husband had told her early on after a late night call with Screlly.

For what, she had replied.

The argument escalated.

Her husband felt she was risking her journalistic reputation by,

quote, getting sucked into this bad person.

Smyth says.

She felt he was trying to micromanage her career.

They scheduled a couple's counseling session.

In September 2017, 2017, Smyth went to see a high school friend named Meredith Hartley on the West Coast,

where she also conducted some book research.

Hartley says Smyth talked about Screlly the where she also conducted some book research.

Hartley says Smyth talked about Screlly the whole weekend.

Quote, I ask if Martin had ever made a move on her, and she said no.

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