SINBAD RISES FROM WIKIPEDIA-CREATED GRAVE.Byline: BRENT HOPKINS Staff Writer This just in -- Sinbad is still not dead. The comedian, who lives in Hidden Hills, was declared dead earlier this week by a post on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.org. The 50-year-old star of "Jingle All the Way" and "Necessary Roughness Necessary Roughness may refer to:
"He's alive An anonymous user first posted word of Sinbad's alleged demise at 8:36 p.m. Wednesday, which was subsequently corrected by someone else an hour or so later. The original poster re-inserted the erroneous obituary, leading to what Ordonez called "a vandalism war." Word of the hoax spread. The Drudge Report The Drudge Report is a U.S.-based opinion website run by Matt Drudge. The site consists primarily of links to stories from the US and international mainstream media about politics, entertainment, and current events as well as links to many popular columnists. picked it up. The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. called. Sinbad had already heard the chatter even before it made Wikipedia. "Saturday I rose from the dead and then died again," he told the AP. On Friday, Wikipedia issued an apology to him and his fans for any confusion. It also locked the site to prevent future vandalism, ensuring his continued status among the living. "I was a little worried, since I've got a show coming up with him," said an employee of the Cache Creek Casino Resort  This article is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , who asked to remain anonymous but confirmed Sinbad will indeed still perform March 31. "I had one of my (information technology) guys get on it right away and we saw that it wasn't true. It'll probably give him at least 15 minutes of new material." Sinbad joins Abe Vigoda and Sir Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney among the ranks of people once wrongly considered to be dead. brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3738 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sinbad: Not dead Associated Press |
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