Marcy Simon, the publicist romantically linked with Eric Schmidt, has broken up with the Google CEO. We wouldn’t take such interest in Schmidt’s affairs, if they didn’t make him obsessed with privacy and prone to making foolish hires — such as the time he installed Simon as a PR consultant in Google’s New York office . A messy breakup with his wife, Wendy, would also put his considerable stake in Google in play , which would seem to make keeping an eye on Schmidt’s wandering one well worth investors’ while. More
