He personally apologized to his family, and told his twitter fans to leave them alone. He then took the extra step to compensate them for their living expenses after they left their home. He admitted what he did was wrong.
All Rush did was say he should have chosen different words, and then continue to rail on Fluke's sexual promiscuity for the next two days.
Did he put her life in danger, or the life of someone who lives in her old apartment?
Given how crazy some of the people who listen to Rush are (and sexually frustrated), I suspect his rants didn't help her that much.
Incidently, I think that Spike is sort of an asshole for doing this, but Spike Lee has always been an asshole. He was an asshole after 9/11 when he said he didn't feel bad about the cops who died.
Guy hasn't made a major picture in 4 years and never made a good one.... I guess he just felt he needed some attention.