OlderWed, 26 November 2008 at 11:37 am
OK! Magazine Misspells Ashlee Simpson
This week’s issue of OK! Magazine somehow managed to misspell Ashlee Simpson’s name as “Ashley” - on the cover, no less.
A rep for the magazine told Page Six, “It is highly embarrassing and, sadly, someone will probably be fired.”
This comes just weeks after Susan Toepfer was installed as the new editor-in-chief. Not a great way to start off your new job!
DO YOU THINK someone should be fired for misspelling Ashlee’s name on the OK! cover?
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^ I agree with #23, it is embarrassing for a magazine considering they is their job to get it all right, but think it is absolutely ridiculously to fire someone because they spell a name wrong. There are so many different ways to spell a name, and “ASHLEY” is a common one. It is such an honest mistake. LET IT GO.
Please who gives a *****. She should be happy someone still wants her in their magazine. I could understand if they misspelled someone of relevance name
Whoever signed off on allowing her to be on the cover should be the one getting their walking papers.
If Reese or Angelina name was misspelled that would be cause for concerned
NO WAY! are you kidding me????? That is RIDICULOUS if someone is fired over that, i’ll never read OK again.
#7 got it right ………….
Come on, don’t they proof read the cover? At least what 10 different people read it. Or is the cover like a ten minute thing?
It would be stupid to do that. I’m gonna laugh if they do and the person who screwed it up becomes a billionaire.
Oh My Goodness! No one should be fired! Ashlee Simpson is ridiculous! Her name is Ashley just like everybody else with that name. Are we really talking about this???
who cares no one cares about her anyway she’s not that important if a magazinr is mispelling her name….shes just an attention ***** just like her sister they try and they try to be respected (especially jessica) but they both are attention whores
coming from someone who works in entertainment journalism, i can whole-heartedly say that misspelling a *celebrity*’s name of all things, and on a cover, nonetheless, is probably the worst mistake you can possibly make.
its not just one person.
noone should get fired
they get proof read about 40 times.
HELL YESS!!!
someone better get fired..
you cant miss spell the name of the QUEEN OF POP ROCK
come on Ok magazine..
i though you were better than that
jared, you would have fired yourself about 150,000 times already with all your misspellings
who cares, it was just a mistake, but one that will cost someone on the lower level their job.
LOL @ Bonzo
Right, #16
no, not fired. easy mistake. there’s like twenty different types of spelling. You’ve made the mistake a thousands times. sure, the writer should have known it. but still. fired is such a hard word.
The fact that Ashlee Simpson even warrants a mention in any form of the press is the real tradgedy.
Come on, it’s “Ashlee” Simpson, who cares……………………
i’m guessing that the readers of the magazine, most of whom can’t spell “dog”, wouldn’t have noticed. That someone would be fired for misspelling is ridiculous. What about the newscasters who don’t know proper grammar and journalists who don’t understand sentence structure? In this world of mangled language, where would the line be drawn?
And this is news because???
Yes i agree with comment 30! I wouldn’t read it again either.
The image and reputation of the magazine would be screwd up, not by the misspeling but because of firing people for those stupid things!
They should respect more their employees, it’s sthg that can happen…
i don’t think someone should be fired for making a mistake. we’re all human. we make mistakes. some people need to grow up! :)
Fired! Thats way too HARSH! Its a simple error, who cares so much anyway?
Give me a break! Fire her??? That is pathetic….I never even noticed it was misspelled…I’m sorry but that is no reason to fire someone…I understand that it is an editorial job, but perhaps a slap on the wrist should suffice. We have too many more important things to worry about besides misspelling Ashlee’s name..Geesh
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