An article in yesterday’s paper on Bryan McDonald incorrectly said that he had been accused of raping Nicole Reilly in June 2003. McDonald, who is on trial in Reilly’s death, is accused of raping another woman that month. Link Thanks, Daniel! Report an error
A photo on Page 3 yesterday showed Conrad Veidt in “The Man Who Laughs,” a 1928 silent film, not Heath Ledger as the Joker. Link Thanks, Christine and G! Report an error
A quote by Lakers coach Phil Jackson reported in yesterday’s Daily News was incorrectly identified as being said about Kobe Bryant. Jackson was instead speaking about Knicks coach Isiah Thomas. Link Thanks, Daniel! Report an error
FishBowlNY spotted a column by John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News in which the writer fesses up to the mistakes he made in 2007. It’s a cleansing read: …This is the year-end column in which I admit mistakes I made in the name of truth-seeking – some of them sort of technical, others just [...]
Two photos were misidentified in yesterday’s Daily News. A photo of Joan Countryman was misidentified as Lerato Nomvuyo Mzamane. Also, a photo of Hakim Glover was misidentified as John “Jordan” Lewis. Link What they don’t tell you: John “Jordan” Lewis confessed to killing a police officer. Thanks, Daniel! Report an error
On Thursday the Trentonian newspaper reported about a New Jersey radio DJ who had a heated exchange with Ryan Seacrest about whether or not he was gay. From the story: “Ryan,” Carton said, “Are you gay?” Silence. “Ryan, are you a homosexual?” With that, Seacrest was headed for the door. “I can’t stay here, man,” [...]
Looks like fake quotes have, like, struck again, this time in a Washington Post “Names & Faces” column: The March 18 Names & Faces column included a quote that was attributed to Britney Spears via Allure magazine. The quote was actually a spoof, written by a Philadelphia Daily News reporter, of an Allure interview with [...]
