The following post appeared earlier this afternoon with the headline “RIP Natasha Richardson 1963–2009.” Since that time, TONY’s sources have clarified the situation: Richardson is brain dead but has not passed away. Sources close to the family indicate that they regard this as death. We will update you on this sad story as circumstances warrant. We apologize to the family and to our readers. Link
To recap: they reported that Richardson was dead hours before she actually passed away. Then they “clarified” to say she was brain dead. And to diminish their error, they claimed new sources told them that the family considered Richardson’s condition to be the same as death. Oh, and they’re sorry. But not sorry enough to stop using their sources.
