W Korea Takes My Side, Fixes Demi Moore’s

Right when you thought (hoped) this whole thing was over, something comes along that, as the Jerky Boys would say, puts a whole different paint job on things. I was back in Maine for Christmas (and of course, holding my breath for an apology and retraction from Demi Moore and her legal team), just hanging out with my Mom and her cat – and in came a cameraphone tip from halfway ’round the world. [Thanks, Joe!] Well, the January 2010 issue of W Korea just hit the newsstands (with the ironic subtitle “Women in Full”).

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[Also see my 12/27 update: W Korea Takes My Side, Fixes Demi's]

On Tuesday night, I received an aggressive and threatening letter from Martin Singer, Demi Moore’s attorney. It is marked “Confidential Legal Notice – Publication or Dissemination is Prohibited”. However, since Mr. Singer and I have no confidentiality agreement, and it provides essential context to the matter at hand, I have decided to publish it.

I’ll start by expressing how bizarre it feels to be immersed in a controversy that should be no controversy at all. The question of whether a celebrity photo was clumsily retouched is not one I am particularly proud of spending my mental cycles on.

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