Monday, December 1, 2014
Kirk Douglas Isn't Dead Yet
It has since been taken down, but People.com surprised and amused readers with an obituary titled, "DO NOT PUB Kirk Douglas Dies." Since the article listed Douglas as 97 at the time of his death and the actor turns 98 on December 9th, he only has one week to make the writer's prediction come true. For some funny reactions to the article, check out The Hollywood Reporter.
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Damn, he's older than God!
ReplyDeleteYeah, not really
DeleteGood riddance to that guy. I wonder if the obituary mentioned him raping Natalie Wood.
ReplyDelete+1. Or allegedly killing Jean Spangler.
Deleteit's not unusual for news outlets to keep "obituaries" and "life stories" of the stars on file so that when they die, they can be the first to publish a full scoop. I wonder what make them dust off their Kirk Douglas file for it to get accidentally published though?
ReplyDelete*made*....dammit, and I proofread too! Don't hire me for the obituaries.....
DeleteSomeone's head is going to roll!
ReplyDeleteIt's unfortunate but not uncommon. The people who write these are called advancers. They keep track of which notable people are ill or close to death or at risk, and prepare a pre-obit with TK for details. A few years ago, someone let the mock up for CNN's obits page on the server, where Dick Cheney was proclaimed the UK's beloved grandmother at the time of his (not yet) death.
CNN's big fat premature obit OOPS
I remember a while back a news channel ran "Joe DiMaggio dies" in their crawl. Slight hiccup, Joe was still alive at the time and watching the broadcast.
ReplyDeleteGod so do I Aunt Licky. So do I.
ReplyDeleteThat's almost as bad as printing Darren Wilson's address in the NY Times. I guess some conservative groups printed the writer's address in retaliation.
ReplyDeleteJust another bad moment to add to the others for the NY Times.
This man can't get to hell soon enough as far as I am concerned. I know in the past I have ripped on others wishing death on someone, and I am now officially no better. This guy and Ryan O'Neil can spend eternity sucking the devils ball sack.
ReplyDeleteSorry Sherry, your autocorrect made me laugh...
ReplyDeletePeople also had a pre-written divorce announcement for Will & Jada
ReplyDeleteKirk Douglas is so old...
ReplyDeleteHow old is he?
He's so old he was breaking rocks to form dirt.
I thought the old bastard was dead already. Maybe he and his son can do a suicide pact and make the world a little better.
I'm getting sick of waiting for him to die so we can finally find out if himmmm was right about him raping Natalie Wood.
ReplyDeletepeople had elizabeth taylors obit written up for years.. not uncommon.. just don't post until dead..party foul ya'll
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