Rising Hegemon
One of the historic curiosities of the NoW's demise has been the resurrection on Twitter of the curious tale of Charles Begley. He was the paper's bespectacled, boyish-looking reporter who then-editor Rebekah Brooks made "Harry Potter correspondent" ahead of the release of the first film about the wizard in 2001, a task that involved him changing his name by deed poll and being ordered to permanently dress in robes and a hat. Begley finally objected after Brooks allegedly ordered him to don the outfit immediately after the September 11 attacks. Here's a Guardian account from the the time, and a Daily Telegraph piece detailing phone transcripts about Begley's worries.
These are simply horrible people -- and even worse perhaps -- ridiculous.
2 comments:
Hm, I remember when Charles O. Finley wanted Vida Blue to change his name to Vida "True" Blue and Blue said no. The rich are different from you and me - they fucking suck.
soul damaged.
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