No, seriously, Yahoo. WTF?

You know that whole philosophical debate about whether yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater is okay under the doctrine of free speech?

I think we need to have a similar debate about this.



The issue is with Yahoo. (And, yeah, pretty much every other entertainment "news" site in the world, but this is a particularly shining example.) Because the line above seems to suggest there's a genuine possibility that the girl who singleboobedly kicked Tara Reid out of the celebrity cokewhore spotlight will actually be playing Wonder Woman in the upcoming film. This qualifies as an "Entertainment news" item in Yahoo's estimation.

Except, it's not news because it isn't true.

Okay, fine, it doesn't have to be true to be news. It could just be gossip.

Except, it's NOT EVEN GOSSIP.

If you click on the link, you'll see that the very first sentence is as follows:

Although no talks have even begun, Lindsay Lohan thinks playing the role of Wonder Woman in the upcoming feature would be "cool."

So, that's what they've got. Some moron with a tape recorder asked if she'd be willing to take 8 figures to romp around in a fetishized pair of boots, and she said "Sure, why not." That's it! That's the story. We now know that Lindsay has the same chance of playing Wonder Woman as any other girl (or guy, or woodland creature) within earshot of the question.

Thank God there's no worry about any of this actually being true, since the movie is being directed by Joss Whedon and I'm confident that he'd sooner swallow a gallon of someone else's bile than cast Lohan as Confused Girl On Cell Phone #8, let alone the title role.

But seriously, Yahoo. Are you THAT DESPERATE for clicks? For shame.