actor, actress, star

[Jonathan Lighter]

With high-powered attorney Gloria Allred in support, top-rated Weinergate
player Ginger Lee held a high-profile media conference yesterday for news
outlets galaxywide.

When CNN first showed the clip, Lee was described in the on-screen title as
a former "porn actor."

Later in the day, precisely the same clip described Lee as a former "porn
actress."

Still later, precisely the same clip described Lee as a former "porn star."

Semantically, WTF?

JL



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