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Jeremy, over at Good As You, sent me this response from the Gay People's Chronicle Editor, Brian DeWitt to Harlan Boll's press release. If you don't know what the furor is about-- Carol Channing said some things that could be construed as not terribly friendly to the gay community.

UPDATE: I've contacted Brian DeWitt over at GPC and asked if the interview was taped. He's going to ask the reporter and get back to me. I also have left messages at Kaizaad Kotwai's office asking him to get back to me.

Here's the press release:

Carol Channing's publicist is doing his job: protecting his client.
However, his personal attacks on our reporter are completely
unwarranted.

Kaizaad Kotwal set out to interview Ms. Channing about her show in
Springfield, Ohio. He was also very startled at her responses.

Mr. Kotwal identified himself to Ms. Channing's handlers as being
from the Gay People's Chronicle, and his questions were quite
straightforward. The entirety of the interview was published in the
article.

Knowing that Carol Channing is 85 years old and has been touring
extensively for decades, it's understandable that she might be a
little confused; she might have been tired.

However, what Kaizaad Kotwal wrote is the truth of what was said.

Ms. Channing's publicist misrepresents Kotwal in his press release,
and misrepresents the response of the people at the theater in
Springfield.


Brian DeWitt
Associate editor

Gay People's Chronicle
chronicle@chronohio.com
www.gaypeopleschronicle.com