Is Page Six's Richard Johnson A Murderer?

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Choire

09/26/07 02:30PM

Filed to: freedom of the mess

Today's Page Six went oddly deep on Ahmadinejadmania, airing complaints from an Iranian restaurant-owning fellow about being quoted in AMNY. "KAZ Bayati, owner of popular Persian eatery Persepolis, is afraid for his life after being incorrectly 'outed' as a supporter of Holocaust-denying Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad," blares the oddball gossip sheet. Only the thing is—AMNY didn't print the guy's last name, at his request. But Page Six did. So who's getting innocent people jailed and dismembered now, Richard Johnson? Ya big drama queen.

MAHMOUD'S NOT ON HIS MENU [Page Six]
Iranian Americans applaud the freedom, not the speech [AMNY]

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MisterHippity Choire 09/26/07 03:10PM

Oh, sure, AM New York really protected his identity by omitting his last name. The reporter — Justin "Rocket" Silverman — just identified him as that guy named Yaz who owns the Persopolis restaurant. But that could be any of potentially thousands of guys named Yaz who own NY restaurants named Persopolis, right?

Then, later in the article, he "protects" the identity of another source as "the manager of the Upper East Side restaurant Persian Grill, Mike, who also did not want his full name in print out of fear of reprisals."

Hey, way to protect your unnamed sources, Justin. You obviously took great notes at journo school.

gonzosmom Choire 09/26/07 02:44PM

"Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!"

"That is no fly, Mr. Johnson, that is an Iranian protein pill."

"You'll rue the day you messed with Richard Johnson, you third world rag head."

"But Mr. Johnson, we don't really wear..."

"Don't argue with me - do you know who I am? I am the King of Media!!! Don't fuck with me!'

Or not.

ellagood Choire 09/26/07 03:49PM

um, but AMNY said the name of his business. is that not hard to research? i think the man committed his suicide when he offered up the name of his place. some press is bad press, dude.

Colonel Mustard Choire 09/26/07 03:18PM

I'm writing a stern letter to the Board of Health to protest them allowing a Holocaust-denier-supporter to have a restaurant that Jews have to walk past every day!

Dear Commissioner (or person who opens his mail)...