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Newspaper column on death of singer sparks Twitter-fueled storm, deluge of complaints

LONDON — Britain’s press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive. Gately died Oct. 10, aged 33, while vacationing on the Spanish island of Mallorca. An autopsy found he [...]