Tuesday, November 09, 2004

It was only 36 degrees, according to the Today show, when I woke up this morning, but on the walk down to the G it didn't really seem so bad, more crisp and fresh than depressingly arctic, blue skies with a few wisps of clouds, brightly colorful leaves falling by the park... and once I got here to the office the commenters and tipline correspondents have thankfully realized that I have my own life well in hand at this point and have turned their attention to the more pressing issue of Belushi vs. Newmar. Of course, the comment was from Julie herself, and you have to figure that's going to be where her focus is right now. I would have thought that there would be more examples to choose from for the headline derby on this story, but most journalists out there seem to have gotten a little lazy and just go with some slight variation on Actor Jim Belushi Sues 'Catwoman' for Harrassment. But there are a few exceptions to that rule, which follow: Belushi Sues Ex-Catwoman, Claims Damage, Catty Remarks: Houston Chronicle, Newmar Out To Get Me: Winnipeg Sun, According to Jim, Neighbor Newmar's a Menace: Arizona Republic, Catwoman Sued For Wrecking Belushi's Career, FemaleFirst.co.uk (this one leads me to wonder if he has previously filed suit against Alison Porter), and the winner Holy Belushi Lawsuit!: E! Online, which gets bonus points because the author hasn't just taken the Reuters story and left it at that but has thoughtfully larded the basic facts with a number of exceedingly clever puns and cat references. I will also include a link to the Celebrity Justice piece on this case, which I think is the only one that includes any comment from the statuesque Ms. Newmar: "A few years ago, out of sheer frustration, she says she threw an egg at Belushi's property."

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