I had a brush with Michael Jackson once, post-Bubbles but pre-pedophilia charges.

There’s a hilarious urban myth that has never really been denied: that the renaming of the great historical drama “The Madness of George III” to “The Madness of King George” for the U.S. market was because they feared Americans wouldn’t go see a sequel.

The old adage about never underestimating the intelligence of the American audience rarely rings false. The fact that Larry King is still covering Michael Jackson nightly is proof enough.

But “Bruno” might be a case of estimating too low.

I’m No. 1.

According to the ratings, I beat CNN, MSNBC and Fox News in primetime. CBS, Lifetime and ESPN Deportes too. My box office sales topped "Harry Potter."

“Flackback” is TheWrap’s most popular blog. And even better, my TVQ score shows I’m personally more beloved across America than Tom Hanks, Sully and those Evian roller babies. Combined.

How can I make those claims?

Because I know how to twist data to make me look like the winner.

She whined. They bit back.

Wednesday’s announcement by Summit Entertainment was brief: Rachelle Lefevre would be replaced by Bryce Howard in the third “Twilight” feature due to a scheduling conflict on Lefevre’s part.

It caught almost everyone by surprise.  Media, bloggers and fans howled, floated conspiracy theories galore, generated online petitions and write-in campaigns to restore Lefevre to the role and maximized the opportunity to make every vampire double entendre imaginable.