Sorry if my first post on this excellent blog makes me sound like a pedant, but having studied media law, I know that it is not possible to libel a dead person. Their estate has no recourse in law against comments made that, were the person alive, would be considered libellous. This whole discussion reminds me of when Princess Diana passed away at the same time as Mother Theresa- hysterical coverage of why one should be immeadiately beautified, and small footnotes on the death of Mother Theresa. *time for a nice cup of tea and a sit down*