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Yes, apparently. This twist in the Anthony Pellicano-wiretap story gets an airing by Jack Shafer at Slate, and on the ever-more irrepressible LukeFord.net. More background from Ford pal-confidante-adviser Cathy Seipp.
Weinraub: "What can I tell you?... I screwed up … I'm sorry."
Update 11 p.m: This appears with the corrections in tomorrow's New York Times:
Editors' NoteAn article in Business Day on Tuesday reported on a federal inquiry into suspected illegal wiretapping by a private investigator in Hollywood, Anthony Pellicano. The article incorporated a paragraph about an incident in which Mr. Pellicano recovered the body of Elizabeth Taylor's third husband, Mike Todd, which had been removed from its grave at a Chicago cemetery. That paragraph was reproduced nearly verbatim from a Weblog compiled by a Los Angeles journalist, Luke Ford, who adapted it from a passage in the 2000 book "Dish," by Jeannette Walls. In February 1994, a similar account appeared in Los Angeles magazine. The Times should have credited the Weblog for its version.
Given his history with Weinraub, I await Mickey Kaus' take on this. As for Luke Ford, if I recall correctly he also has an appearance on "60 Minutes" coming up, as a friendly source based on his knowledge of the Valley porn biz. He gained that expertise in a previous incarnation as the man behind lukeford.com, a site he has sold (now X-rated). It would appear that many in that world don't care for him. (See also "The Most Hated Man in Web Porn" from Wired in 2001.) Where will he show up next?
Amazing. Weinraub made a mistake about me that ended up as a Correction on page 2 last February, when I was the lone voice to speak out in front of the City Council in favor of the proposed new Police Commission rule on burglar alarms. I was shiocked when he said that no one had spoken against it; the LA Times ran a picture of me and quoted me, too, speaking against it. I even saw him and spoke to him for a moment after the council meeting, but he still got it wrong. That he would lift an entire paragraph lock, stock and barrel, though, astounds me. That is the end of a distinguished career, I would imagine, at least the NY Times.
Posted by: Joe Shea at November 13, 2003 07:19 PMIt's been a while since I've laughed so hard.
I got a call from Jack Shafer at 8:30AM, before I'd said my prayers. I couldn't figure out what he was talking about for ten minutes. I'd read the article in question but completely missed the plagiarism. Too funny. Wow. Got an apologetic phone call from a NYT editor.
Posted by: Luke Ford at November 13, 2003 10:59 PMViva Luke!
Posted by: The Raven at November 14, 2003 02:40 PM
of LA Observed
That. Is. Awesome.
Posted by: joseph at November 13, 2003 06:43 PM