Actress Mischa Barton on “psych hold” in L.A.

But her character was killed off at the end of the third season in 2006, and the show was canceled the following year. The actress has appeared in a strong of low-profile features since then.

String, not ”strong.” Tell your editor to be more observant. I expect this from bloggers but not Reuters.

Straak

You should probably fire the editor for this story.  You meant to say “string,” not “strong.” How do I get that editor’s job?

Hummer

Yes, we did mean ”string,” but firing the editor for missing a typo seems kind of harsh. Couldn’t we just beat him? GBU Editor

Actress Mischa Barton arrives for the British Academy Television Awards 2009 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

Fans overlook Michael Jackson’s dark side

In the days following the self-proclaimed king of pop’s death on June 25 aged 50, reports of prescription-drug abuse have served as eerie reminders of the pharmaceutical cocktails that Presley was taking before he died in 1977.

I normally have great respect for Reuters, but I am disappointed in your lack of journalistic standards where Michael Jackson is concerned.

Where did the “self-proclaimed king of pop” come from in your “Fans Overlook Michael Jackson’s dark side??

Can you offer your readers evidence that Michael did proclaim himself King of Pop (and if you can, why didn’t you offer it?) or, as I suspect, did you just repeat something you’ve heard other people say without doing your own investigation?

Phoenix

When did you hear him say he was the king of the pop? It’s the people who loved him which gave him this title .

R.I.P MIchael Jackson

Tatiana

Jackson never once said or required anyone to call him “King Of Pop”. And even though tabloids speculated that he “forced” MTV to call him that back in 1991, after years passed, MTV higher management denied that.

When describing himself, Michael was humble — saying that he is a “singer.”

Sol

He never called himself the King Of Pop, it was at an Award show where Liz Taylor called MJ . “The king of pop, rock and soul.”

Please stop call him the “self proclaimed King Of Pop” Michael never came out and said I am the King Of Pop.
Liz said it and the fans agreed, along with those printing T-Shirts etc, NOT Michael. Give him respect Please.

Paul H.

Michael Jackson never titled himself the KING of POP!

Stop writing bull!!

You are REUTERS not the SUN - the tabloid!

First find the facts then write the truth!!!

Michael F.

He has never been a self-proclaimed king of pop.Every one knows that.Shame on you that you write like this instead of showing some respect to him.Shame on you, shame on you.

Roya

The e-mails streamed in about this one. There were reports in 1991 that the TV outlets that got the rights to premiere his “Black or White” had to refer to him as “the King of Pop” as part of  the deal, which appears to be where we got the “self-proclaimed” angle.

I’m not aware that anybody has a clip of Jackson actually calling himself that, which means we should take care in using that description.

Michael Jackson during a news conference in London, March 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

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‘Transformers’ $60.6 mln debut topples Wed. record

The effects rich, alien versus robot war movie, came close to eclipsing last year’s single-day debut of Batman movie “The Dark Knight,” which posthumously starred actor Heath Ledger and took in $67.2 million in domestic markets on its Friday debut.

In your article that compares the box office of the movies “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “The Dark Knight”, the writer claims actor Heath Ledger posthumously starred in his movie.

How does one posthumously star in a movie? Did Heath Ledger not actually star in the movie?

Now, if he won an award for his role, then he received that award posthumously…

Michael M.

That didn’t exactly say what we meant to say: GBU Editor

The family of the late Heath Ledger, including mother Sally Bell,  sister Kate Ledger, and father Kim Ledger, accept the Oscar for best supporting actor on Heath Ledger’s behalf for his work in “The Dark Knight” during the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.  REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

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Something of a specialist in creating roles for women, he made Diane Keaton a star with “Annie Hall” in 1977 and has since worked with actresses ranging from his former wife Mia Farrow to Mira Sorvino and Scarlett Johansson.

Correction….Allen was never married to Mia Farrow as you erroneously state.
I guess my question is: why don’t you have a more visible way to comment or correct stories? Had to dig for his and am not sure this is the right place…

E.C.

Several readers pointed this out to us. We corrected. I’m sorry you had trouble finding a way to send us feedback. Obviously, it did reach the right place: GBU Editor

Director Woody Allen (R) and his wife Soon-Yi pose at the premiere of the film “Whatever Works” in Paris June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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McCain defends Palin against Letterman

Letterman joked that a Palin daughter, presumably Bristol, 18, had sex with New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez during a baseball game the ex-vice presidential candidate attended. Bristol gave birth to a child last year fathered by her former fiance.

Your story contains a major factual error. Mr. Letterman was not referring to Bristol Palin (18 years old), but rather Willow Palin (14 years old).

Mr. Letterman clearly directed his comment toward the Palin daughter who attended the New York Yankees game with her mother and this was Willow Palin.

I am saddened to see that Reuters editorialized this story by saying that Mr. Letterman was “presumably” referring to Bristol Palin, as he was not.

Tex

Why are you helping Letterman spin his alleged joke about Willow Palin into “Well, maybe I was talking about Bristol” when Bristol Palin was not within three thousand MILES of the baseball game Loserman was “joking about.” WILLOW, the 14-year old daughter was there. SHE was the victim of his “humor.”

D.W.

A number of readers felt that our first story on this incident cut Letterman too much slack by ignoring the controversy about which daughter he was talking about. We did weigh in yesterday with another story that spelled out the issue in detail: GBU Editor

Governor Sarah Palin, photo by REUTERS/Tami Chappell

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I awoke to my Comcast top news stories which included one on Susan Boyle.

How could your journalists drag up the worst possbile photo from ages ago and report that she has pulled out of the tour when she has clearly been announced to be performing today again. We are very disappointed in reporting under the Reuters name that is so clearly tabloid negative hearsay.

“Concerns for her mental health…indeed.”  No one has any insight on what is going on around her, thanks to her team of managers, family and doctors, so please go back to facts you really know are true.

Ponylady

I think you are confusing our news with somebody else’s. Our story said she was back on the tour after taking one day off.

We used a couple of different photos to illustrate the story, one from April and one from May, hardly qualifying as “ages ago.” Neither was anywhere near the “worst possible photo” of the singer in our archives: GBU Editor

“Britain’s Got Talent” contestant Susan Boyle gestures to onlookers in Blackburn in West Lothian, Scotland April 21, 2009. REUTERS/David Moir

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Twilight” sweeps MTV Awards

Sweeping high above the studio on a harness, Cohen hit an obstacle, spun down toward the audience and landed face down in the lap of Eminem, exposing his naked bottom to both the white rapper and to millions of viewers watching the awards show live on television.

I was reading the story in curiosity of what happened at the annual debacle of the MTV Movie Awards and something quite curious popped up at me.

Why was the fact that Eminem is racially white an important part of this story? Would the story have been different, or reported differently, if Eminem were of a different race?

K.D.M.

His race was not relevant to the story and should not have been mentioned: GBU Editor

Sacha Baron Cohen, wearing a jockstrap and wings, lands on Eminem as bodyguards try to remove him at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles May 31, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Poem by teenaged Bob Dylan up for auction

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A hand-written poem by a teenaged Bob Dylan and signed Bobby Zimmerman goes on auction on June 23 during a Christie’s pop culture sale, the auction house said on Tuesday.

Note the supposed 1957 poem ‘Little Buddy’ by Bobby Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan, is actually a transcription of the Hank Snow song, ‘Little Buddy’ (lyrics easily googled).

I have notified Christie’s.

Kevin Jackson

Thanks. The information came as an unpleasant surprise for Christie’s and made for a good follow-up story: GBU Editor

Music legend Bob Dylan before receiving his honorary Doctor of Music degree during a ceremony at St Andrews University, Scotland, June 23, 2004. REUTERS/David Cheskin/POOL

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Dom DeLuise dies at age 75

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dom DeLuise, the U.S. comic actor who gained fame on television and in movies such as “Blazing Saddles” and “Smokey and the Bandit II,” has died at age 75.

Your story about Dom DeLuise states that he was in the movie Blazing Saddles…he was not.

Ed

Dom DeLuise only had a very small part at the very end of “Blazing Saddles” and yet the opening paragraph of your story implies he was the star and that he gained fame from that movie. He was in many movies with much larger parts and was famous long before “Blazing Saddles” came out.

It is a disservice to Dom DeLuise to put such incorrect information at the very top of an article about him. Find someone other than the person who wrote that article to do such in the future. Not checking facts, especially in the lead paragraph, is just poor journalism.

J.H.

Several readers objected to our mention of “Blazing Saddles” above the actor’s other roles. Indeed, a few believed he wasn’t in that film at all. While it is true that this wasn’t his biggest part, a number of our news competitors also chose to mention it first or second among the Dom DeLuise movies they named: GBU Editor

Actor Dom DeLuise poses for photographers as he arrives for the Museum of Television and Radio gala dinner, October 5 in Beverly Hills. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

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Billy Elliot’ leads race for top US theater honors

The best theatrical event award pits comedian Will Ferrell’s show “You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush” against entertainer Liza Minnelli’s “Liza’s at The Palace,” Cirque du Soleil’s “Slava’s Snowshow” and Chinese production “Soul of Shaolin.”

“Slava’s Snowshow” is NOT a Cirque du Soleil production. In fact it’s not even Canadian — it’s an Australian production. Doesn’t anyone check this stuff?
Ron

We corrected: GBU Editor

Clowns perform during a dress rehearsal for the ‘Slava’s Snowshow’ in Berlin, January 16, 2008. The show runs until January 27 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

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