Interesting…such stories are usually copyrighted, and information ‘borrowed’ from another news source must be credited (sometimes with a fee I believe). Melissa would know more than I…. but, wouldn’t Aint it Cool have a case against the Sun for not crediting it as the source of the material that was ‘borrowed’?

From the WB standpoint, its all just free publicity, can’t see them complaining, tho I would expect a very well publicized denial in order to generate more free publicity

Lol half the comments on that story basically called The Sun rubbish, and they just proved it! Well done!

Darn that Rita Skeeter! Well, I guess it’s a good thing that there wasn’t another screening and people didn’t like it. I’m still anxious about all the stuff they must have cut, though. I really hope the movie turns out well.

i was watching the phantom of the opera and rita is in it!!! anyways, the people at the sun really need to get their facts straight.

Ugh, guys. These were a couple people’s opinion last summer at the Chicago screening, but there were also other reports that said the film was great. Yes, if you only care about how much of the book is in the film, then I guess you’ll be disappointed.

What the Sun did was steal info from a website without permission. They also didn’t give AICN any credit whatsoever. It sounds like an editor was desperate for a Harry Potter story so they googled HBP, and found that old link. Totally ridiculous. At least Rita Skeeter does her own research.

Disgusting. It wasn’t as if I didn’t expect it, though.

I must concede that I am not surprised in the slightest to learn this. Since when has anyone viewed the Sun as a reliable and credible source of journalistic information? One could trust it about as much Pettigrew.

I knew it was false. no potter fan would say something that cruel

The Sun gives other news sources a bad name. Ugh!

Thank goodness we have leaky to give us news we can trust.

bud, I don’t think AICN would make much of a stink of it. The “reviews” were submitted to the website anonymously, and since the guys who run AICN like to remain anonymous themselves, I don’t think they’d want to start anything. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s webmaster, Harry, writes a post about it.

Another good reason why I get my news from Leaky.
What I dont understand is how a newspaper can print news that is in fact creative writing, I guess it’s not fiction but, they’re taking the quotes out of context & recycling old stories … what is the point? It’s not news …

Glad to see the story was just more tabloid rubbish – looks like Rita isn’t too far-fetched compared to some Sun so-called journalists!!

Interesting that in today’s (Saturday’s print version) Daily Telegraph this article was printed as fact. Perhaps someone needs to tell the Daily Telegraph that it isn’t actually news? And that it was only a rumour?

Rita Skeeter does ride again! Perhaps there should be a Rita Skeeter journalist’s award for malicious grain of truth reporting.

Ugggghhhhhhh that is so frustrating that the stupid Sun is making stuff up as always. I am a Harry Potter fan and I will enjoy the movie version of the HBP no matter what is different or cut. I will enjoy it, because I am a huge Harry Potter fan and love everything that is Harry Potter.