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(MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 at 10:16:24 AM EDT
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| [UPDATE: Mike Signorile has an excellent synopsis of the whole mess at The Gist.]
Yesterday the editors at the Hollywood Reporter spent a lot of energy fretting over a piece about Merv Griffin by Ray Richmond that confirmed the impresario was gay -- as Richmond worked with the man and it was common knowledge.This obviously raised the ire of industry heavy hitters (and likely advertisers, which would scare any publication) and the Hollywood Reporter pulled the piece, without explanation, and it disappeared from Richmond's site.
Reuters, by the way, ran it as well, but it was also pressured, later adding a disclaimer tag to the story: "This was a story from The Hollywood Reporter that ran as part of a Reuters news feed. We have dropped the story from our entertainment news feed as it did not meet our standards for news. GBU Editor" What standard for news did Richmond's piece not meet? Someone at Reuters had already given it the thumbs up, so it must have passed those heralded standards before the irate calls came. That's scandalous on its own.
The article later reappeared later the same day, again without explanation on both the Reporter site and at Richmond's blog (which is owned by the Hollywood Reporter).
Shane at Queer Two Cents took a look at the article once it reappeared, and, doing a side-by-side comparison of the piece as it originally appeared and what's up now. There has been some selective editing of the piece, clearly to soothe some fragile egos out there. Shane has highlighted the additions and deletions to the piece at Queer Two Cents, noting last night: In his interview with Kevin Allman this afternoon, Ray Richmond gave no indication that he had made changes to his article. At this time it is unclear who is responsible for the editorial changes to Richmond's original text. It's evident that the alterations were most likely made to appease either Merv Griffin's family, The Hollywood Reporter legal department, or both.
...Issues of possible legal action and text additions/deletions aside, the The Hollywood Reporter could have censored Ray Richmond's article, but they didn't. Instead, The Hollywood Reporter's restoration of Mr. Richmond's Merv Griffin article, even its altered form, is a watershed moment for mainstream media - the intent and purpose of the article remains clear; Merv Griffin was not open about about his sexuality - which was his choice, and lived his life in a 'glass' closet, also his choice. Today he was buried, in a 'glass' coffin. You'd think the matter of an obit about or reminiscence of a public figure wouldn't generate all this brouhaha, but that's what happens when the world outside of the closet is so frightening to people in Hollywood that all sorts of insane measures are taken to reinforce the message is that there is something inherently wrong with being gay.
Catch up on Mervgate:
* The Blend/Pandagon:
-- The dangerous closet of 'The Mogul
-- Hollywood trade mag discusses Merv's closet
-- Merv Griffin passes away at 82
* Mike Signorile:
-- Merv Griffin's Dangerous Closet
-- Tom Shales speaks out on Merv
-- The Truth on Merv Bubbles Up
-- Hollywood Reporter Pulls Merv Griffin column!
* Joe.My.God: Rethinking Merv Griffin |
| Pam Spaulding :: Mervgate continues -- article restored, but altered |
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