Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 — “Veteran Hollywood Reporter columnist George Christy quit the showbiz trade paper today after probes into health benefits he received from the Screen Actors Guild brought his integrity into question and ignited a management upheaval at his paper.”
“Speculation centered on whether Christy, a sometime actor, was giving movie producers and others favorable mentions in his widely read column in return for being listed in film credits, thus qualifying for SAG benefits. Christy denied any wrongdoing.”
Comment: Surely this nation can devise less devious methods of accessing health care coverage. George Christy would still be sitting at his desk if we had a publicly administered program of universal health insurance.