An Open Letter to Los Angeles Times writer Patt Morrisson
by Zooey Deschanel
This is an open letter in response to a piece entitled Downtown LA: Good enough for the royals, but not for Zooey Deschanel?, written by columnist Patt Morrison, which appeared in the publication on July 10, 2011.
Dear Ms. Morrison,
I feel compelled to respond to your recent blog post regarding comments I “allegedly” made outside the BAFTA dinner on Saturday night. I never spoke to you at this event; in fact, you weren’t even there. I am completely and utterly shocked that a professional journalist, whom I have never met, would take a partial quote out of context and use it as the basis for a misguided personal attack. Further, I find it appalling that you would resort to name-calling to get your point across. In a court of law this would be called hearsay, and in journalism, I believe this should be the beginning of an investigation, not the end of one.
Let me be clear: the quote from USA TODAY that you used as the foundation of your piece was taken completely out of context. I NEVER said that Downtown LA was “the worst of LA”. I did make a reference to a parking lot adjacent to the theater that had a lot of trash in it in an attempt to be humorous. I simply said, “It’s funny they brought royalty here, there is a parking lot with trash around the corner.” It wasn’t an opinion. It was true. There was indeed a parking lot with trash around the corner. I thought that the juxtaposition of British Royalty and trash was amusing in a high-brow + low brow sort of way, but I never said that I, personally, didn’t like downtown, the Royals, or even trash.
I LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there. I have pride in my city, that’s the reason why I thought it was kind of funnythat they didn’t clean up the immediate surroundings before the Royals came through. In the end, of course, it didn’t actually matter since those two crazy kids were flown in by helicopter anyway. Silly me. Regardless, I don’t even think I need to defend my love of Los Angeles. I am a native Angelino, and had you done any research at all, you would have found that I have been quoted in the press on numerous occasions talking about how much I love Downtown.
In your piece, the character you’ve created of “me” is actually pretty funny. I don’t know who this person is, but it seems as if you’ve borrowed her from the Susan Lucci repertoire. You make so many far-fetched conclusions; for one thing, you state, “go back to your house on the Westside.” Well, I can’t do that because I do not live on the Westside. You also open your piece by calling me a “cow”, which might be your opinion, but I wish a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and KPCC had found a more sophisticated way of sharing a difference in perceived opinion.
It’s hard for me to comprehend why you launched such a vile and toxic blow in my direction over a sentence fragment that you did not even hear for yourself. I do hope that in the future when writing about something, especially a human being, you will consider both the facts and context before publishing your opinion.
Sincerely,
Zooey Deschanel
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Well said. People should not believe everything the read and only half of what they hear. Love you Ms. Deschanel!
Well said, Zooey. My hat off to you!
Wow. The nerve of that journalist. I love the internet, it opens you up to what goes around in the world, but it also results in being entirely vulnerable to the bad parts of it. It’s so open, quotes float left and right and are misquoted on more cases than not. With a lot of pros, there comes a ton of cons. I am sorry you were faced with a very horrible con. But you replied with this very admirable and strong. Hear Hear!
You tell em’ Zooey!
I completely agree with you!
I haven’t read the piece but it seems like more interesting things were going in that night that merit discussion. He is obviously a very misguided man.
Holy Libel Suit, Batman!
SNAP!
You are admirable Zooey.
thanks for a well-written and appropriate response to a shallow blow.
Seriously who would ever think to say that Zooey is a cow? the audacity of some people!!
You TELL her! And how amazing of you to take the high road and not call her a Lying Skunk!
YOU GO GIRL! snap snap snap!
I feel sad on your behalf. It is indeed remarkable how little amount of human decency some people display. Because a person is a ‘celebrity’ I imagine they think they can write anything about them…
Sad to hear…
Spot on Miss. Deschanel! Glad you took the high road on this topic unlike other people who refer to libel and first-grade name calling to attempt to get their point across.
great job zooey! very very well put.
That is just bad journalism! It sounds more of like a personal attack on you than on anything that you may or may not have said. People love to take someone down a notch no matter what, so way to take the high road. BTW -Thanks for this site which just goes to show your character (as well as molly/sophia) and what you really believe in.
What a lovely, eloquent, and KIND way to rebut that attack on your honor. You are a true roll model. I am, once again, in awe of your talent.
This is just another example of a journalist using celebrity mis-quotes to drum up controversy. How dare you call yourself a journalist if your story isn’t even based in facts that can be properly sourced? It’s embarrassing.
go get um Zooey!
Don’t let this put a damper on your Summah!
lol, funny or die? That was a hilarious little video.
If anyone wants to question your love of LA they should watch the following videos! Where you state that you love ALL of LA.. http://youtu.be/4Ef9t0b1M5E
Anyhow that’s poor journalism at the very least and completely vile and uncalled for. Sorry you have to put up with these things. I don’t think people realize that celebrities are people with feelings as well and saying that bad-press, paparazzi is something that comes with the profession is BS and an excuse for people to threat others badly. I think you handled this very well and classy. <3
*video
This is the most civil, appropriate I’ve ever read to a person who has essentially gone out of their way to slander and innocent person. Zooey wasn’t the only person to make a comment like that! I heard like three other people say the same thing on the news about the event!
I’m so glad you responded to this “Patt”(don’t forget the two t’s) article in general, let alone posted this on HelloGiggles, a female friendly site. It’s not fair the way bullying happens, especially by these females who take statements, and make catty remarks out of harmless words. Whether it be the internet, a newspaper, text message, etc., it’s not okay to do! Us girls are much more classy then that!
LOVE. This is just as classy as I would expect from you Zooey
Love the response — articulate, mature, and elegant. I knew there was a reason I liked you (minus the fact that I love your movies, haha). You’re awesome!
Are there really people who read trash like that? Journalism has gotten so bad this last years that anyone can use the title and receive a salary for it, what a shame….
Lol, that is ridicule. She’s an amateur.
It’s funny how your article completely outshines hers despite the fact that she’s the one educated in journalism.
And you have all the right in the world to be angry and take revenge, but you answer like a real lady, calm and with respect. Well done, girl!
Brilliant…that is all.
It is nice that you have this forum to respond to such defaming and negative journalism. It is one thing to dissect something one has said, but it is obvious this journalist was attacking your character, and it really just made her look rude and judgmental. If only ALL sites were as supportive and positive as Hello Giggles. Come on women, let’s stop with the crap and support each other!
Oh dear, lazy journalism…it’s going to be the death of newspapers. Living in the UK it is currently hard to be shocked by this kind of thing…journalism used to be a proud craft & journalists were respected professionals…no longer…good on you for standing up for yourself! Don’t let the bastards grind you down!
Well put miss! I need to go read her complete nonsense that she is claiming as an article….but jeez! I’m just shocked (but considering that most “journalists” these days don’t put much effort into actually finding out the facts before putting them forth as such, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised…) But I can’t believe she did that. I would have been too tempted to just write her back saying: MOOOOOOOOOO, screw you! Do your job instead of flinging complete garbage! – But your way is much classier and very well spoken
A tip of my hat to you chickie!
THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF. It’s ill-equipped writers like her that utilize the immature gossip of others as a means of “journalism” that add to our society’s problems. I am and have always been a HUGE fan and your genuine and much needed response shines next to the disgusting article. GO ZOOEY!
Bullies are, like, the worst. Sorry you got bullied. You are better, stronger, more articulate, more intelligent, and much kinder than that guy.
Cow? I would be more offended by the dairy remark than anything else. I hate weight jokes and “cow” to me, is a weight joke. Zooey is not a cow. Cow is rude. I dislike rude people on principle.
Oh you wonderful person, Zoey. Made my day.
And now I just feel like a fool for spelling Zooey wrong. Still, the point stands!
Wait since when were people not allowed to have, and voice, their own opinion? I thought we lived in a place that celebrated free speech and the right to disagree with your neighbour? Even if you had said something about not liking LA, the reporter has no right to take your personal opinion and use that as a character basis. Personally I don’t like LA. But that’s me. It doesn’t mean that I don’t on occasion take a trip to do some shopping or go giddy in the American Girl store. I’m just so confused as to how someone could take what you said and turn that against you. If anything it did show you have pride in your city, company’s coming so let’s do a little house cleaning, right? Kudos to you in your response Zooey, you showed him far more respect as a human being that he surely showed you.
You’re my heroine!
You know, it’s really unfortunate that he wrote this. This not only makes him lose credibility in our eyes, but everyone who deals with him on a professional basis. He’s probably embarrassed, and if he’s not, he should be. This is some kind of rant that belongs on Livejournal, not the LA Times.
This is a very classy response to a person that deserved far less.
Very well said, ZD. Journalism for the most part these days, especially those reporting about celebrities, has taken such a turn for the worse. Most of what is put into the mainstream world today is such blasphemy. It’s about time people started fighting back against the defamation of character.
I love to see the Internet used for good and not evil! Wonderful response…now remember how much we all love you!
actually, in court, that would be considered libel and it is very serious.
thank you zooey for taking the high road and being so awesome!!!
I must second what so many have already said about this being a very classy response. I’m very impressed!
Get it, girl! This woman must be out of her right mind to call you a cow.
Hahaha woww. Not very professional Patt Morrison,you would think that an LA times journalist would actually think about they publish.. well said Zooey.
I would tend to say that someone (read that journalist) is bitter. Why on earth would you call someone else a cow, especially when Zooey is the epitome of classic beauty and style? (what our society cruelly lacks of, think half of pop culture ladies) You were right to respond to this attack, Zooey. Go girl!
BAHAA! I just read the article she wrote. It is a scandal! What I do not understand is how vicious she was to you when she was so disconnected from you and the situation. You are indeed a better person for your response to her. Now… Who wants to celebrate in Downtown?! : )
Too many celebrities ignore the slander and defamation of character written by the hands of so-called journalists. I’m so happy you stood up for yourself. Your response was well written and eloquent. You’ve made me an even bigger fan.
<3 wonderful response. I read the other article and thought it was quite rude and painted a dreadful picture of you!
Balls. That’s what you got, girl. I would have done the same. I hope that this Pat woman stings in the pain of public humiliation. And she did it allllll by herself.
Stick it to him.
Cow, indeed. He provides a perfect example of everything that is wrong with journalism these days. Opinion piece, yes…but he is clearly being viscious as a ploy to get readers.
How sad.
And I agree with you, Blandine…bitter to the last drop.
Well said Zooey and done very tastefully too!
Calling Ms. Morrison’s piece “journalism” is almost as laughable as calling Stephenie Meyer’s work “literature.” What is wrong with people?!
This kind of thing is one of the many reasons I left journalism. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great journalists out there, but there are a lot of crappy ones ruining the craft, and they’re often the most revered. Anyway, it should be of some comfort to Zooey that most of the comments in the original article slam Patt Morrison, so I guess she lost this one.
Ummm…just wow! I don’t think this “journalist” knew what an intelligent “cow” she was messing with.
I love it Zooey! You were eloquent, poignant, and classy. Not once did you stoop to the level of calling her a barnyard animal; however that may be because you love animals and would not want to insult them.
I think we can mark that Zooey – 1; Lazy-Unprofessional Reporter – 0
+1
Wow! Awesome response!
Zooey you are the classiest person ever.
You totally rock… what a dignified intelligent response to such an unkind and undeserved attack. You are a super hero!! Handled with absolute class.
Well good for you zooey that was just downright mean. You are an inspiration to so many people including myself keep on being your great self
you go girl (insert three snaps of fingers)
Yet another reason that I am soooo glad that I’m not a ‘celebrity’ or ‘public figure’. Having to defend yourself against such publicity seeking nonsense must be exhausting. Just because your job/art is part of a public forum does not mean that you forfeit your rights as a human being. This goes for ‘reporters’ and ‘fans’. (No offense) Have a great day all.☺
U couldn’t have said it better!
You are amazing, Zooey!! This is why I have so much love and respect for you! <3
I totally agree. It’s unfortunate that not only do people beleive everything they read and hear of the celebrities, it goes on in day to day life. Like I tell my six year old son on occasion ‘use your brain baby, and think 1st’. I don’t say this to be cruel, it is actually said to teach him to consider that all he sees or hears may not be reality. I find it very important to break the cycle of ignorance. I wish others did as well. Although, I must add that my husband is a firm believer that there are laws in place, and enforced, that a newspaper nor magazine can publish anything that is not factual or true….we do have many debates on that topic. What happened here, to Miss Zooey, it a perfect example and supports my beliefs on how what you read and hear isn’t factual at all. I don’t know her or any other celebrity, therefore, I do not believe a damn thing I read or hear on the news unless it’s the weather. Quite frankly, living in Texas, it’s hard for me to believe the weather forecasts on many occasions as well.
Love you Zooey!
Yes! Yes! This is why I love you Zooey Deschanel.
Your amazing, well said!
For someone so pretty and talented, you really have a head on your shoulders. I admire you for the courage to stand up for yourself and your beliefs and not cower in a corner in tears like some may have done because somebody has a bad opinion of you, if you could even call that a true opinion which is obviously based on ridiculous facts. Fair play to ya Zooey. Fair play.
Absolutely love the classy response! I’m appalled at the supposed “journalist” who wrote such nonsense! She didn’t even bother to call you and get a quote or get your side of the story. But you totally put her in her place and you’re my hero <3
Ha…you should see the comments on the LA Times site. Looks like you really fired up the Zooey Army
Damn, girl. You made Ms. Morrison look like a fool in the classiest and kindest way possible. That’s impressive!
You’ve always appeared to me to be someone of class and grace and someone I always love to see in movies, tv or elsewhere, and it’s sad to hear this hack attacked you in such a way, obviously without reason nor warrant. I sincerely hope they are human enough to admit wrongdoing and write a retraction.
…but you’re beautiful. Why would anyone call you a cow?
Such a lovely response to such a catty article. Way to stand up for yourself publicly to all your supporters, I am glad you did. Shame on her for seeing you as “just a celebrity” and not a human being with human feelings.
Very well written. Some people will try to use anything to make a story it really is sad. <3
<33 so good. couldn't have said it better
You were firm yet tasteful & you make a better journalist than that terribly misinformed Patt!
Atta girl! Well done!
And this is why we love you!
This is amazing! A good classy comback for those with obviously much less class. Thats why i love you!
You are perhaps the most gorgeous cow I have had the pleasure to not-meet. A) you look fabulous in black and white B) your figure must be spectacular with that vegan diet of grass and C) you are so in touch with nature! I’ve never seen you inside…except for that one time at a Costco. But that turned out to be someone selling The Laughing Cow Babybel cheese…
Love you Zooey. You didn’t deserve that at all. x
I love you Zooey! Staying classy, as always
A sophisticated and comical response. Nice job lady!
Very well said. Always stay classy! You’ve got a lot of fans out there that stand behind you
Zooey, your only mistake is to expect facts from an LA Times opinion piece.
Heck, her first line lets you know that even she does not believe the garbage she is
about to spew onto the pages of the Times. Calling you a cow after seeing the jowls on that woman just shows how jealous she is of your looks as well as your
real fan base. Most people hearing the name Patt Morrison would likely go “who?”.
And while you are not yet a true household name, likely because you have not acted like a drunk harlot nor flashed a lack of panties for the media’s entertainment and profit, many will recognize you and think fondly of your works as I do.
If you thought down town LA was unpleasant, I’d completely understand.
That you find love for it astounds me and shows a level of tolerance that is far greater than my own. I really don’t care for it myself, too pricey and a poor value for the most part. The poor planning caused by politicians taking contributions to ignore the negative impacts caused by building towers without the proper infrastructures to support the traffic. The blazing huge outdoor TV screens shining their advertising into homes that were once free of such distractions, but allowed because a well heeled corporation buys the right people.
You rock.
Zooey 1, Patt 0
So, I looked up Patt Morrison. She is the “royals expert” that covered Will and Kate’s wedding a couple of months ago on KTLA Morning News. My guess is her rant was simply her pouting because as such an expert on all things “royal” she wasn’t invited to the party – and she was mad that Zooey was. My guess is that she would have picked on anyone who was invited who might have said even one little snippet of a less than positive comment if she hadn’t “heard” Zooey’s. Her article was garbage, and full of English slang, which is hilarious because she’s American. Whatever, crazy Patt!
Good on you, Zooey! I’m gonna sound a bit redundant here, but it takes class to respond like you did. Don’t let any ‘journalists’ out there get you down. Usually, when I hear stories like this, I think, ‘Wow, must be a slow day for real news,’ or ‘Hmm, I’ll bet these people have quotas to meet or something.’ I don’t know, but the whole thing is lame and reflects poorly on her. Also, it makes her seem really petty and unprofessional. Just sayin’.
this is a very good thing. good for you zooey! patt morrison is a disgrace to mankind, let alone journalism. talentless hack. fact. truth. that is all.
in your face Pat Morrsion
I’m with you, Zooey.
Does Patt Morrisson write for “News of the World”? That seems to be her calibre.
It’s unfortunate that a lot of journalists these days resort to this sort of scandal driven info-tainment. What happened to the days of true investigative journalism? These people show a return to the yellow journalism of the past, and sully the reputation of other, truly earnest writers out there. Pat Morrison just showed herself as being an out of touch fool. Go Zooey for providing a thoughtful response in contrast to this so-called journalist’s piece of trash.
Take that POS journalist!! WE LOVE YOU ZOOEY!
This whole thing was an opportunity for us appreciate you MORE, Zooey. I just love that her bitter little chard of so called journalism is left hanging out to dry next to your articulate, well thought out, light hearted and classy response. The best revenge is living well, and being a decent human being.
Super response. I just hope and assume you’ve replied directly to the newspaper, through a letter to the editor, or whatever they’ll permit.
So I went and read her article. It is pretty funny, I have to agree, but even more funny is the notion that anyone would actually care to read that. I got about half way through before I started rolling my eyes. Anyone who actually cares about garbage journalism like that I personally would never want to meet. She talks about judging a city yet she does the same with a person. The fact alone that she did not realize how enormous a hypocrit she is being is just kind of sad.
Well said. You stayed classy and didn’t get too defensive. Very admirable.
Ouch! You go girl! Well said and thanks for putting her in her place. If more people called out so-called journalists for the crap they make up, maybe we could finally have some peace from all the BS and actually get the truth for once.
Wow… just horrible. You tell him, Zooey! The article he wrote about you sounds more like something that should have started with “Dear Diary” and ended with “Sincerely, Insecure little prick”…. just pathetic!
You have a ton of supporters on the LATimes.com comments section!
You handled this gracefully and with such class!
It is because of things like this that I love you, Miss Zooey. Your ineffable class and composure, even in the face of such unabashed and unsolicited rudeness, continues to give me hope that not every woman will grow up into a jaded, classless moron like Pat Morrison.
Such a big fan of you. I know this hurts, but please know that so many people care for your heart more than this lady opposes it! She’s probably hurting from something else. Love!
Atta girl!! Get em Zooey!!
Sorry she took your words out of context. Everyone knows you love Los Angeles!!
Zooey, you inspire us all to handle unfortunate incidents, such as this one, with class, grace and poise. When I have nothing nice to say about someone (SAY Patt Morrison?), I say “bless her heart.” That is all.
I can’t even put into words how blown away I was by this letter. You are a very well spoken woman, and I look up to you in the fact that you stood up for yourself the way you did. Don’t ever forget that you have many fans looking out for you and who love you. You are an amazing person, and the way you handled yourself in this situation only further proves it.
you go girlfriend! Surely people can come up with better things to write than untrue rubbish about good people. And if they cant’t, perhaps they should consider changing careers.
I love how she calls you a “Snooby Cow” and realises the only photo she could get a hold of you is STUNNING. Should of realised right there not to click POST. =)
Nicely said.
what a classy response from Zooey, I love her! Sounds like this was a very immature article.
I read a couple things I loved on HelloGiggles and vowed to come back and read more, but now I’m not so sure I want to give you my readership. as I’m
certain this was a fiendish plot at getting more eyes on your site. You should publicly apologize for such irresponsible tabloid journalism. I am NOT giggling.
This seems pretty mean-spirited. She is using a website she co-founded to defend herself and not succumb to the disparaging remarks written about herself- using her own means to get her word out. Even if it does populate this website further, one does not perceive that to be the goal when reading her carefully-worded, seemingly heartfelt letter. Please consider this
Pardon my typos.
Tell ‘em, girl!!
Can we get to what really matters here? What were Will and Kate like? Totally kidding. Love this letter. It makes me so happy when women stand up for themselves. Glad you wrote it.
In a court of law, it would actually be called DEFAMATION, Ms. Big Eyes, not HEARSAY… but no one expects you to act, sing, model, write, AND know anything about the law…
I never realized that the L.A. Times was a vehicle for baseless slander. Were the editors on staff asleep? You responded beautifully though and shouldn’t give it much more thought.
well, now i HAVE to go and read her article. and for that alone, she should be thanking you. seems obvious already that she had nothing better to talk about.
The L.A. Times should fire that ~cow~. She should obviously be working for the National Enquirer, or maybe Perez Hilton.
This is basically a how-to article on how to beast someone and remain classy about it. Get em, Zooey! I can’t believe the things that pass for journalism these days.
Zooey, good on you for calling out that journalist. Shoddy research equals sloppy journalism and it is all too prevalent these days. Patt Morrison is just the latest example. Quality writing has been replaced by “edgy” opinion (i.e. crap).
No, Patt’s the cow.
You rock Zooey
I love reading your writing, and honestly I had to struggle to get through Patt’s blog entry. Never be offended by a comment made by someone who writes so clumsily.
Zooey your awesome, speak your thoughts baby we all support you!!
Well said Zooey! Great way to set an example to all your young fans out there.
I feel like had this happened even to an actress that I didn’t like I would think that article was asinine. It literally reminded me of a conversation heard in a middle school locker room started by the mean girls. How would any editor publish such a thing? Anyone who has ever heard you speak in interviews, or has followed your carrer in any shape or form knows that the person that Patt Morrison described is not you. unbelievable!
Go you Zooey! Love you!!
Some people are really bored and unhappy without you, Zooey! They need to get your attention somehow!
Zooey,
Kudos for penning such an eloquent response to what was clearly an utterly bogus and down-right mean spirited accusation. I think you are one classy lady.
What a jerk. He probably thinks you’re an elf lover too. It’s unfortunate that he decided to publish his brain fart. (Brain fart = a moment in which you stick both feet in your mouth and do something that is utterly ridiculous). I don’t read his column but I hope for his sake this was an isolated fart and not a career worth of them. Well written response Zooey!!!
Now that is a classy reply. Well done.
The response was more interesting than the original article. Interesting how Patt has now gone back and made, what, one single correction to her original article? I guess I don’t read tabloid news enough to understand why someone would come out and attack a well-liked celebrity. Did she just HAVE to write something so she chose to do this?
Perhaps the most fantastic open letter response, ever. Be well Zooey … keep rockin’!
Great reply Zooey, I’m sorry you had to spend any time dealing with this guy’s fiction.
WELL DONE ZOOEY !!!! PUT THE BOOT IN (SO TO SPEAK)
What I have learned from this article:
Don’t be an ass,
Have sass and class.
<3,
@nmag89
Well said. Take no prisoners and do not tolerate garbage like this. You are too classy for anyone to take misinformed potshots at you.
How despicably unprofessional. I certainly wouldn’t give her an ounce more of your time. She’s obviously bitter that she has no real news to report. Keep doing what you do Zooey, there are plenty of fans who appreciate your many crafts & certainly would stand against someone calling you a derogatory term that is both unnecessary & couldn’t be further from the truth. Thanks for keeping it classy
I can’t believe the LA Times ran this piece unchecked and then ran Morrison’s response, which did not include an apology. Then again, I can believe it because this appears to be the norm at too many once respectable media outlets these days, and I say this as a journalist. I write about people doing creative things in media, and I find there are fewer and fewer decent outlets with standards to write for these days. Anyway, sorry this happened to you, but good for you for defending yourself.
I too was shocked that The TImes ran that piece, and impressed with your response.
But I shouldnt be, I know you Crossroads kids got some smarts.
Very well put, Zooey!
Patt Morrison’s column is terrible – it’s this kind of thing that gives journalists a bad name.
In the eternal words of Stephanie Tanner, “how rude.”
Good rebuttal Zooey!
Patt who?
‘Nuff said.
i love u zooey i totally agree
Classy response from a classy lady! <3
i’m supporting!!!! great way to respond Zooey, some journalist really need to think twice before writing stuff like that! anyway, she just hurt her own career with that article, so stupid!
Why do I get the feeling that Pat Morrison is just jealous because HelloGiggles has been such a hit all over the web? Maybe Pat Morrison is just upset. Although Ms. Morrison is a journalist, she did not have the brain nor the wherewithal to come up with such a brilliant website. I highly doubt she’s a girls’ girl. Dear Pat Morrison, allow me to give you a little fashion advice based on your profile picture on the LA Times: lose the Blossom hat, honey. Bad choice, bad, bad choice.
Awesome! Journalists have become so abusive and insipid whenever a celebrity is discussed nowadays and most just ignore the insults.
I love you so much right now!
Ms. Deschanel, a quick story. I toured for three years advancing the Ice Capades, and part of my job was dealing with local media. We were headed for my hometown of Boston and a gossip columnist from the Boston Globe contacted me at my hotel and demanded some dirt, some gossip she could print on the show. I told her I had nothing. She pushed and pushed so I said well, you could do a little thing about how the advance guy is from Boston and was thrilled to be working in an arena where I’d grown up seeing the Beatles, blah blah blah, convinced that she’d see it wasn’t worth printing. Well, the next day her column appears identifying me and saying “He dates lots of girls in the Ice Capades chorus line ‘just to keep his skates sharp,’ wink wink!” Of course she fabricated that completely, I never said anything even remotely like that. Well, that column very nearly got me fired from the company, the president of the show called me up from the Hollywood office and reamed me. In another city I had told a writer that Tai Babilonia, our Olympic skater that season, had “thunder thighs” when what I’d said was that she was a very strong skater who could do higher jumps. When it ran that crack had her in tears, she was only 19 or so, and when I confronted the writer he said “Well, there’s no quote that isn’t worth improving upon.” Good for you for standing up. Best wishes, David Jenkins, North Carolina.
glad SOMEBODY’S acting like an adult!
Great response Zooey!!! U put that guy in his place!!!
Neat!
get em girl!!!
I lived in L.A. 25 years ago, and Patt the Hat, as we called her (she wore big hats to draw attention) was a struggling writer… Even then she was always name-dropping about her supposed run-ins with celebrities (not hard to do in L.A.) and trashing them to show her superiority. “I was having lunch at Spago when Marlon Brando tripped over my outstretched leg… Hey, watch it Fatso, I said…” in other words, she’s always been a hack and a tool… Now, she’s just old hat.
I searched High and Low to find the perfect response to this writing and I kept coming back to this: ——> BOO-YA!
nice response, zooey. and i love downtown LA too. patt morrison herself comes off like an insane cow in a hat
I love you. You kick ass. (excuse my French) You definitely know how to put someone in their place! So inspiring.
Hello Zoey. My gf is a big fan or you [sorry, I had to say it], and I, as a consequence, get to hear you, and I like your music , is really sweet, although my gf loves your music more.
This is my share of explanation of what that “journalist” (if we can call him that way) issued this personal attack on you. It is called “lack of creativity”. That guy had absolutely nothing to write about, so he was not going to get paid. So what did he do to solve this? He got some random quote from a famous person [on this is you] and simply wrote about that in a very exaggerated way.
So I really won’t take any word on that article seriously. I don’t think any of your fans will be able to believe such article, although some random guy that doesn’t knows you might take his words seriously, and perhaps you’ll be loosing a potential fan
Sorry! I meant ZoOey, not Zoey. Please forgive me! By the way, I write with my gf’s facebook account since I don’t own one yet. I had to write these comments since I felt bad about a guy calling you “snooby cow”. He is really unprofessional.
It’s galling that a venerated journalist for a respected newspaper like the LA Times could write and print something like she did. I applaud you, Zooey, for taking the high road. But I still think she owes you an apology. Her opening comment was very 2nd grade, and the most important lesson I remember from that year was to say sorry when you’re mean to someone. Well, that and don’t forget to feed the hamsters because bad things happen when you do. Yeah, I learned that one the hard way. *shiver*
Very classy, Ms. Deschanel. But again, I would never expect anything less. Seems like Ms. Morrison should take a lesson from you.
I don’t know how tabloid Journalism became so misguided and odious! We love you over here in the UK Zooey, please come and visit us soon!
Your response to Mrs. Morrison’s verbal attack reflects who you are, as much as Mrs. Morrison’s attack on you reflects what kind of person she is. You can rest assured there are a lot of people on your side. Maybe with the NotW collapse and journalistic integrity called into the fore right now, people like Mrs. Morrison will not be able to hide behind their computers much longer, printing whatever they want, whether fact or fiction. Maybe soon they’ll be called to account.
I read the original opinion column, & I must say that it angered me, as a fan of Zooey’s and as a journalism student myself. Opinion is opinion, but in the very least, you can be tactful about it. I love this reply & I think it’s a very fitting response to the article. Maybe Patt Morrison can learn a thing or two here. On the other hand, just because there are bad journalists out there doesn’t mean that it’s no longer a worthy profession. I’m not very happy myself about all the comments about journalism in general being horrible based on this incident. I want to be a journalist involved in entertainment, maybe for Rolling Stone or a similar publication, but that doesn’t make me an awful person or a liar. I wish that everyone could show the respect that Zooey does when trying to get their point across.
Thanks to this trashy writer, I know the name Patt Morrison, which just goes to show Patt’s motive in being a jerk… self interest, not journalism. Love you Zooey!
epic.
yep. i think that covers it.
went and read the original article and I can’t help marveling at how it got published in the first place. If it was in print I’d say it wasn’t worth the paper and ink it was printed on, but as is, it isn’t much worth the minuscule amount of cyber-space-cloud-whatevaa it occupies.
props for setting it straight.
Quoting someone else’s quote from USA Today is what the LA Times now considers “journalism”? Yikes!!!
Great response. I would have written Dear Hat wearing Harridan in lieu of your greeting, I guess you are a nicer person than I am!
Well, Zooey, welcome to Sarah Palin’s world. Welcome Michelle Bachman’s world. Welcome to Fox News’ world. Welcome to the world of ad hominem attacks. Name-calling is part and parcel of what the press (and many of your fellow celebrities) revert to when logic and thoughtful dissenting discourse is exhausted. However there is a twist. Now, pretty much people skip any pretense of logic or discourse and jump right to name-calling and cursing and lying about opponents. They besmirch others’ very existence and subsequent to that destroying their opinions is a simple matter “See? She’s a cow. How can her opinion be of any value or validity?” Welcome to the Tea Party, my friend.
BTW: Best of luck with your new TV show! I’ve always just adored your work. Never a lemon in the bunch.
I’m so proud of you, Zooey!!
The truth and only the truth about Zoey: Very honest and open letter
I’m laughing after reading Patt’s-WIKI short biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patt_Morrison
much like everything you do..I find this AWESOME!!!
You tell her!
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A+! Such a great, classy, response to a rude, unclassy article! Well done Zooey!
Wow, good on you girl! You got your point across in a polite, clear and articulate manner without lowering yourself to the level of Ms. Morrison and using inappropriate name calling.
What audacity she has to call herself a journalist!! Anyone in that profession worth their salt would at the very LEAST check the facts before writing a piece based on a sample of gossip! Honestly, she should be very, very ashamed of herself!
burn
Zooey, you are one classy lady. Your response was very elegant in a Jane Austen style. I’m so happy that Claudia Puig was able to clear things up a bit. And well, since that is my last name too, I know she is an intelligent women. Don’t let such juvenile name calling get you down. “woke up this morning t’was another lovely day”.
BUUUUUUUUUUUURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you could actually inspire me any more, you just did. You are AMAZING!!! Oh, and btw, I LOVE hooping too!! I only started about 5 months ago, but it is so wonderful!!
Wow! First for a reporter to resort to name calling, it means that they know their argument can’t hold up on it’s own, and they are just looking for the cheap pop. Shame on the Times for even letting this get through their editorial staff.
Next, I’ve been a fan since my wife made me watch Elf (now maybe 12 to 15 times and counting!) I’ve always been impressed by how broad your talent base seemed.
But before writing this I followed a link mentioned above to a promo for 500 days where you talked about LA with Joseph Gordon Levitt and hear you talk about LA and the upper west side. Now I’m even more impressed. The fact that someone from Holywood other than Michael J Fox, Jim Carrey or one of the SCTV alum even know that there is still a French Canadian Successionist movement is just one more thing that makes me appreciate you. OK with a name like Deschanel you might have a vested self interest in all things French, but it also shows that you are an educated, well read, and by the content of the above letter, very well spoken and extreamly well mannered woman. (I’d have used a few colourful French descriptive phrases personally!)
I wish you nothing but the best, and to the author of the piece of fiction, I can’t wait to read her future articles about the local pie eating contest in South Central… (or maybe its a crow eating contest??
) Take care and looking forward to your new show.
Gosh Zooey, you really are a cow. I mean the nerve you must have. Walking around eating grass like you own the place! moooo this woman! You rocked in Eulogy!
Slandering people like you is a risky business Zooey. And you just proved why.
That journalist will be answering some sharp questions I would hope.
To do with ‘facts’ and ‘checking’
that’s my girl…. Nojoda…. i love this letter!!!!
The best part is that the LA Times quotes USA Today? Really? Really? I also love when “reporters” attribute facts to TMZ, US Weekly and Star Magazine. Good luck with your new show.
A cow is a sacred animal. A beast to be worshipped.
brilliant :’)
the last thing you are, is a cow haha. You are the oppose of cow. More like a fawn, with a bite ha What a great response haha. I just realized I read this from start to end. Even with things i really love, I usually stop 3/4. It was gripping, dramatic, and funny haha. BTW, I love downtown too. Its so cool now. I wish I could afford a downtown loft, just to chill. you are a genious