Correction: Elton John's Gay, Over-The-Hill Rock Star Sitcom Not Autobiographical
A correction to a THR report on Elton John's ABC comedy pilot Him and Us has been winding its way around the Reuters wires:
please read "... ABC's comedy pilot executive produced by Elton John" instead of "... ABC's comedy pilot inspired by the life of Elton John."
In paragraph 2, please read, "The project revolves around a fictitious, popular rock star..." instead of "The project revolves around an over-the-hill gay rock star..."
One can only imagine the chain reaction of coffee mug flinging going down at Rogers & Cowan when the first version of the story hit the streets, with the PR high command on every available phone in a groveling frenzy with their irate, newlywed client, and the rest of the mid-level flacks using their Blackberrys to chew out THR's shoddy reporting, shouting, "And you also left out the part in the release about how the popular rock star has a full head of thick, lustrous hair and is good friends with Hugh Grant!"
