This morning, the Irish news website www.breakingnews.ie ran a story claiming that Michael Jackson has sent messages of apology to his ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley.
Now we all know that this kind claptrap sells papers and attracts hits to websites. The fact that it's the entertainment section also means we take it with a pinch of salt.
But I'm dissapointed with the matter of fact way it was phrased. While the headline had the phrase 'contacts ex-wife through psychic' in inverted commas, the first line of the article read: "Michael Jackson has apologised to Lisa Marie Presley from beyond the grave." (the quotation marks are mine)
How can a serious news source spout such rubbish and expect to be taken seriously?
As an aside, how come he didn't explain the circumstances of his death while he was in contact? That would have cleared up a few things, instead of impossible to refute claims of contrition.
Zero Albedo
10 Feb 2010
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