AP Incorrectly Reports That Robert Durst Was A Former Limp Bizkit Frontman

JimRomensko.com - A Romenesko reader writes: “I am the midday news host at NPR affiliate [redacted]. I was filling in on the afternoon shift yesterday (when we air All Things Considered), when this item (below) came over in the AP CA 10th Newsminute at approx 6:27 p.m. PDT. I wish I had a screengrab to validate it, but I am not making this up. If nothing else, I’m impressed by the size of the overlooked generation gap.”

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Louisiana State Police trooper says millionaire Robert Durst has been booked on weapons charges in that state – on top of a first-degree murder charge lodged by Los Angeles authorities. Trooper Melissa Matey told the Associated Press that an arrest warrant was issued for the former Limp Bizkit frontman and he was rebooked in the Orleans Parish Jail on Monday under two new charges.

I see that this correction went over the wire this morning after I asked the AP’s spokesperson to confirm the Robert Durst/Limp Bizkit error:

In the second item of the California 10th NewsMinute sent March 16 to users of the state broadcast wire, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Robert Durst is a member of a band. He is a real estate heir; Fred Durst is the former frontman of Limp Bizkit.

Its my favorite mix up going on right now. I’ve gotten a bunch of tweets over the past few weeks like “I cant believe Fred Durst killed all those people” and for a split second I get my hopes up that we’ve got a Limp Bizkit murder scandal on our hands. Nope. Just a classic Bob Durst/Fred Durst mixup.

I mean Bob Durst is a lot of things. He’s a three time (at least) murderer. He’s an absolute psychopath with multiple personalities. Hes a billionaire real estate heir. But he’s not a rap-rock front man from the late 90s. I wish he was. Would love to see that. But no, Bob and Fred Durst are two totally different people. As a matter of fact they’re about as opposite as they can get. Fred Durst is a wanna be rapper who fucked Britney Spears and did it all for the nookie. Robert Durst is a schizophrenic with multiple personalities include a deaf mute woman named Dorothy Ciner. I think the only thing they remotely have in common is that Bob Durst is probably weird enough to jerk off on to a biscuit with a bunch of his buddies. But what if. What if Bob Durst went the route of Fred Durst instead of just murdering everyone he came in contact with? What would that look like?

Mr. B! Prison Bob! Dropping that new album this summer! Dead Wives and Dismembered Bodies!