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Actor sues over wikipedia article which says he is gay
If this is true the guy strikes me as some kind of crook who's on the make. If he was that upset that some website said he was gay (and that insecure in his sexualit) clearly his actions are just spreading the rumours around people who had never even heard of him before
But if he could win (is it possible, even in America youd think not) It would kill wikipedia. Anyone could just get their mate to go on their, write an article with some lies about them in, then sue wikipedia for slandering them.
Whether he's gay or not, the guy seems like a complete asshole and a cheat.
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Ron Livingston, best known for roles in Office Space and Sex and the City, is suing over continual Wikipedia edits claiming the actor is gay and in a long-term relationship with a man.
Livingston married a woman named Rosemarie DeWitt earlier this year, but a dedicated Wikipedia editor changes the entry frequently with claims that Livingston is being totally gay with someone named “Lee Dennison.” A claim filed this weekend in L.A. County Superior Court indicates that the “false and malicious” allegations appear almost immediately on Livingston’s Wiki when his reps correct the information. (Could the editor be… a scorned Lee Dennison?)
TMZ says the culprit also created fake Facebook profiles for both Livingston and Dennison, listing the two alleged gay homosexuals as “in a relationship.” Livingston is suing for libel, invasion of privacy and unauthorized use of his likeness. The fact that controversies like this imply being gay is a horrific allegation aside, Queerty points out that now Livingston’s page is guaranteed to devote a section to gayness regardless of the outcome of the case. Which is kind of a total win for the “hacker.”
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Ron Livingston sues Wikipedia over gay rumors
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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