Channing fiasco: he said, she said...

Now it's just a matter of who to believe. This entire Carol Channing thing is just a big mess. She allegedly made some ridiculous anti-gay comments to a reporter for Gay People's Chronicle, her publicist then claimed she was misquoted and now the paper has issued a statement defending its reporter. I'm starting not to care but here is the statement from associate editor :Brian DeWitt:

"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."

Whatever DID happen, I get the feeling Channing, 85, is gonna lay off doing interviews for awhile. Debbie Reynolds, with whom Channing is supposed to tour with next year, must be concerned about this hurting ticket sales. But I love Debbie and worship her daugfhter, Carrie Fisher, so I hope she'll find a replacement if Channing proves to be a drag on sales.