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The Scoop reports that, shockingly, the British tabloid press may have gotten a few details wrong in its story of an encounter between Annie Lennox and Orlando Bloom at an Annie Hall screening in London. The Daily Star reported that Lennox failed to recognize Bloom, and responded to his requests for an autograph by saying, "I just want a quiet night. Please leave me alone and get a life." Lennox's official website, under the heading "Untruths," responds directly (News, Dec 15):

Of course I know who Orlando Bloom is! We sat next to each other throughout the film. We had a really nice two minute chat. There's not a shred of truth in any of it. Bizarre. Why would anyone invent a piece of nonsense like that?

Sadly, her rebuttal came too late to stop the thousands of cocktail soirees/Lennox CD burnings that popped up in gay urban centers everywhere. She may have thought they were her lifelong fans; but if you're even rumored to have messed with a newly annointed Patron Saint of Pretty-boy, you'll learn the hard way how The Gays can turn on a dime.