Dylan McDermott's Runaway Tweet
When a verified celebrity with 140,000 followers wrongly informs that a two-time Oscar winner is dead, it can cause some commotion
In 2003, actor Dylan McDermott had a small, uncredited role in the Gene Hackman courtroom drama Runaway Jury. Last night, he was responsible for some Twitter drama involving his famous co-star.
All in all, it was a strange Tuesday for Hackman. At the beginning of the day, thanks to a mildly confusing Grantland tribute headline (pictured, right), various folks on Twitter were expressing anger, irritation and relief over the two-time Academy Award winnner’s non-passing. The headline says “Living,” but it also states “Gone” in the second part and that’s what had some folks confused.
Then
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