Lynda Carter

A United Press International (UPI) press release reads as if describing a modern witch trial with the headline “Lynda Carter Confesses to Alcoholism”. This story is just wrong in so many ways I have to wonder if it wasn't actually written by a computer that rolls relevant data into so-called breaking news stories. Hopefully no flesh and blood (but obviously no heart) journalist has beclowned themself by writing such a thoughtless piece.

First of all, one confesses to a crime or a sin... not a disease. This headline is absolutely insulting and the first line of the story follows suit as if Mrs. Carter in revealing her addiction has committed some crime. It is written as if she should be very ashamed now that she has been convicted of alcoholism.

WASHINGTON, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Lynda Carter of "Wonder Woman" fame has publicly admitted she is an alcoholic

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Sober for 2526 Years. Not really, in fact Lynda Carter has much less than the 19 years sobriety misstated in this recent interview in which she discusses her upcoming cabaret act. It’s actually more like eleven years, she went to rehab in 1997. The 19 years is probably just a typo, that ridiculously large number comes from the alleged age of the Wonder Woman character she is most famous for portraying. (check out video at end of post)

Even through the fog of my burnt out synapses I can clearly picture in my mind big Lynda Carter playing Wonder Woman in the late 70’s TV series. And when I say “big” by no means do I mean fat! I mean big hair, big chest, long legs and a big screen presence that impressed even a ten year old... one that understood all too well that there wasn’t a damn thing silly about a scantily clad Amazon princess.

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