Controversial publisher Judith Regan was fired by her HarperCollins bosses Friday night, reports the Los Angeles Times. Apparently it was not the O.J. Simpson debacle that finally broke HarperCollins camel’s back but several comments she made on a radio show and in a phone call to HarperCollins lawyers. (For full gory details, see the blog Galleycat’s  extensive coverage.) While the publishing diva is sure to land on her feet with another career opportunity, one wonders what will happen to her imprint.  Although  HarperCollins won’t take immediate action, stating that ”any future decisions relating to the imprint name or the publication of unpublished books will be addressed at the appropriate time”, already there is a small storm of controversy brewing over another Regan title, 7: The Mickey Mantle Novel by Peter Golenbock. Dubbed an “inventive memoir” by Golenbock and “reality fiction” by the publisher, the book has been deemed pornographic and vile by some who have read early galleys. Now that Regan is out, will HarperCollins still publish this book or send it to the dugout of never-released titles? I am in a bit of a quandry because I have just received our review, which I had planned to run in the Feb. 1 issue (just in time for our spring baseball roundup!). I can’t reveal what my reviewer said except that he noted that the tagline for the book should read: Broads, Booze, and Baseball. Stay tuned!