David Gest against the People: It's what Michael would have wanted

You can understand David Gest being upset at the Sunday People saying he was banned from Michael Jackson's memorial:

In a writ filed at the High Court by London law firm Sheridans said the story alleged that despite his claims of a close friendship with Michael Jackson, and although Jackson was best man at his wedding to Liza Minelli in 2002, Gest parasitically clung to an association with the entertainer not based on genuine friendship.

Gest claimed the story was false as he was invited to the memorial service in Los Angeles and Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, had not called him a hanger-on.

The People have already told its remaining readers that the story was wrong:

It said: "On July 5, 2009 we reported that David Gest had been banned from attending Michael Jackson's memorial service by Michael's mother as a "hanger-on" who had not spoken to her son for 10 years. Our article was incorrect.

"In fact Mr Gest had been friends with Michael Jackson for over 40 years, the two had remained close and he had been personally invited to the memorial service by Mrs Jackson.

"We apologise to Mr Gest for our error and any distress or embarrassment it may have caused."

And by "wrong" I mean "made-up". You've got to love that apology which suggests it was an "error", as if they'd spelled his name with a "u".

Still, David is not satisfied, and he's now taking The People to court.