PAPER APOLOGISES TO LLOYD WEBBER

Last updated: Saturday, October 14, 2006

PAPER APOLOGISES TO LLOYD WEBBER

British newspaper The Independent has issued an apology to musical giant SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, after it claimed his reality TV show HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA? was fixed (23SEP06).

Andrew Lloyd Webber arrives for The Sir John Betjeman Gala at The Prince of Wales Theatre. London, England - 10.09.06

The paper claimed the outcome of the talent contest to find Maria for the West End production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC had been decided by Lloyd Webber long before the show began, and that the impresario had shown favouritism towards eventual winner CONNIE FISHER.

The paper said, "We would like to make it clear that our article "How do you solve a problem like Maria? Not with a TV show" did not mean to imply that Andrew Lloyd Webber made any attempt to fix the outcome of the BBC show of the same name. We have always accepted the outcome of the show was by public vote.

"We also accept that it was wrong to suggest Andrew Lloyd Webber showed favouritism towards the winner; that a 'plant' was hired and that the winner was recording a CD before the result.

"We apologise to Andrew Lloyd Webber for the distress and embarrassment caused."

Source: WENN

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