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Roger Ebert Hit by New York Post Critic
Film Gecko — ... Good to know Ebert can still defend himself from the masses. And that his wife is ready to take people down if necessary. I like one comment on Lumenick’s column: “Do you beat little children and helpless pets, too?” Man, he must be feeling bad right about now. ...

Though Roger Ebert would rather his thwacking ... [Lou Lumenick]
Gawker: defamer — ... , it seems that New York Post readers aren't as quick to forgive. Lumenick's last Toronto Film Festival update neglects to mention the incident (instead focusing on an Anne Hathaway/Keira Knightley Oscar showdown), but every single commenter rips into him anyway, blaming the critic for pummeling a national treasure. "So let me guess: on your next trip you're going to run over Stephen Hawkins and maybe punch Stevie Wonder, right?!" asks one (another suggests he train his pugilism on cancer-stricken children), while the comments on Lumenick's ...