Oh My: George Takei Defuses Controversy Over Facebook ‘Ghostwriter’

“What is this hoo-ha about my Facebook posts?” That was the very George Takei-like answer from George Takei to the mini-controversy over reports earlier this week that TV writer Rick Polito was behind some of the posts on the former “Star Trek” star’s ultra-popular Facebook page.

“What is this hoo-ha about my Facebook posts?” That was the very George Takei-like answer from George Takei to the mini-controversy over reports earlier this week that TV writer Rick Polito was behind some of the posts on the former “Star Trek” star’s ultra-popular Facebook page.

Jim Romenesko reported earlier this week that Polito told him in an email that he writes jokes for Takei’s page at $10 apiece, and:

Even at $10 per joke, it still feels like a validation to see so many people reacting to my humor.

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