“I now learn that there is an entry on Facebook in my name. Someone has lifted some photos out of various publicly accessible sources, copied some of the material from my website, and added a lot of comments in his or her own clumsy and facetious words. I have asked the Facebook controllers to withdraw this entry at once, but if anyone (and I believe this liar has been corresponding with some bookshops) is under the delusion that they’re talking to me, please be disabused.So for anybody who thought they had found Mr Pullman himself, you now know otherwise!“I would personally like to go and strangle the wretch who has wasted my time and possibly other people’s like this, but I shall have to make do with sending out this warning.”
July 9, 2008
Pullman’s identity stolen on Facebook
Philip Pullman writes in the latest Children’s Digest email that his identity has been stolen on popular social networking site Facebook.
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Skye says:
This is sad and yet hilarious at the same time… Though it may have been taken down by now; I can’t find it in search, at any rate.
July 10, 2008 10:53 am | link
Karine says:
It wasn’t the first time and won’t be the last unfortunately..
July 10, 2008 1:53 pm | link
stephedalus says:
I consider it pitiful that the person responsible for this couldn’t find something more constructive to do with their time.
July 10, 2008 6:20 pm | link
Janet says:
Ummm Don’t people do that all the time?!? to various celebrities…??
July 11, 2008 7:39 am | link
john says:
Yeah, people do that all the time to various celebrities… especially on myspace… i didn’t know it was such a big deal… i mean was the facebook profile trying to to make some financial gain with it? Or was it just a fanmade profile? if it was the latter i believe it would be virtually harmless.
July 13, 2008 7:09 am | link
nasnananna says:
yea i agree..
it is practicly harmless..
and why was pullman searching himself up on facebook?
July 13, 2008 10:51 am | link
Nadeen says:
Pullman thinks the person has been contacting bookshops pretending to be him, and, perhaps, wrote things on the website that he did not like. Since we don’t have all the facts this is speculation based on what he is reported to have said on the above article.
Either of those things could lead to difficulties for Mr. Pullman, and I can understand his anger and frustration.
July 13, 2008 5:22 pm | link
Gobbler says:
Who ever did this is a JERK, phillip Pullman should be concentrating on helping to get his next two books turned into films, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS???
July 13, 2008 11:03 pm | link
Ian says:
Really I have to disagree with you Gobbler. Philip Pullman should be concentrating on writing books, not making films. And I’m sure that’s what he’s doing.
July 13, 2008 11:05 pm | link
People can be such jerks!
July 10, 2008 12:36 am | link