Film + TV

Accused murderer Robert Durst mistaken for singer of Limp Bizkit

by Nicole Villeneuve

Hot new rising TV star Robert Durst, fresh off his breakout role on HBO’s true crime docu-drama The Jinx, a miniseries based on all of the actual real life murders he very probably did admitted to doing in the finale, was accused of a worse crime still: being the singer of Limp Bizkit.

The Associated Press had to issue a statement clarifying their error. The initial report stated:

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Louisiana State Police trooper says millionaire Robert Durst has been booked on weapons charges in that state – on top of a first-degree murder charge lodged by Los Angeles authorities. Trooper Melissa Matey told the Associated Press that an arrest warrant was issued for the former Limp Bizkit frontman and he was rebooked in the Orleans Parish Jail on Monday under two new charges.

And the correction reads:

In the second item of the California 10th NewsMinute sent March 16 to users of the state broadcast wire, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robert Durst is a member of a band. He is a real estate heir; Fred Durst is the former frontman of Limp Bizkit.

As far as we know, Limp Bizkit is still a band and Fred Durst is still the frontman and so we can’t wait for the AP’s next correction.