On January 31, 2005 - two days after "Gazeta Wyborcza" had denounced his manoeuvre - "Rzeczpospolita's" editor-in-chief dismissed him as a salaried employee, although he continues to contribute freelance articles. With this move, the paper apparently tried to distance itself from the radical advocates of "lustracja" and remove itself from the focus. On February 1, the popular weekly "Wprost" offered Wildstein a job and declared it would also publish the list if "technically possible". Also, numerous journalists and public figures, including Józef Glemp, declared their solidarity with Wildstein.