Journalism 101
Miriam Liddle  |  by blogs.theage.com.au. All rights reserved. 17.07 | 14:15

ER star John Stamos has admitted he could have killed off his career after coming to Australia - part of yet another bizarre outburst which saw him sent home to the US yesterday...

He reacted violently to claims he was bleary-eyed, staggering and slurring at an interview with TV writer Stephen Downie. Stamos, 38, went on the attack when Kennerley asked about his tired and emotional condition. After calling on Australia's Greek community to boycott The Daily Telegraph over his treatment, Stamos then turned on KAK herself, insulting the TV star's outfit and gyrating around with one of the studio props.

Besides insulting Downie, Stamos likened himself to Elvis and Princess Diana and then said: "Who else has died? My career after coming to Australia." After his disastrous performance on morning TV, all other interviews were cancelled and Stamos was put on a plane back to the US.

Watch the actual segment and read that 'report' again, taking note of any possible exaggerations or inaccuracies. Now, using a clip from YouTube or some similar website, write a report of no more than 100 words describing, with similar attention to truthfulness , what goes on in that clip. To start you off, I have provided an example below, based upon this clip of Iggy Pop on in 1979.

Ex-Stooges frontman Iggy Pop has confessed that he is an "outrage" who should be dealt with by authorities - part of a bitter diatribe which saw him frog-marched from the country in disgrace. Pop, 32, reacted sadistically in response to questions from host Ian "Molly" Meldrum, viciously assaulting Meldrum when the host of the popular program asked about his drug dependence. After ridiculing the Australian accent and insisting Meldrum had been born with the head of a dog, Pop then turned his aggression towards the audience, making threatening gestures and spiting on them before standing on his chair while refusing to answer questions.

Once the physical onslaught was complete, Pop accused fellow musician David Bowie of being little more than a keyboard player before saying "hi" to Bowie's film clip, apparently mistaking the video for David himself. The catastrophic performance will no doubt cause irreparable damage to Pop's reputation and will surely be one segment of that no music fan will ever wish to clap eyes on again. Posted by ER star John Stamos has admitted he could have killed off his career after coming to Australia - part of yet another bizarre outburst which saw him sent home to the US yesterday.

..He reacted violently to claims he was bleary-eyed, staggering and slurring at an interview with TV writer Stephen Downie.

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Keywords: John Stamos, Stephen Downie, Iggy Pop
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