Dear CosmoGIRL; publishers, employees and distributors;
This is first really ‘open’ letter so I’m not going to josh around and lead you astray. I’ll simply get right to the point. You, all of you, owe us, Miss Vanessa Hudgens, her friends & family an apology. I am no stranger to apologies, issuing several this past month from my own mouth and trying to learn from my actions. This would be your opportune time to do this as well.
As you published this on your website yesterday and today, it’s completely vanished with no word whatsoever. Why would you do that? As Portable Planet reported here, we have to admit, we agree. Fullheartedly. It’s not just the fact that you published a story without a valid, concrete source, but you did so to get hits and you take it down, without a word and that is cause for me and I’m pretty sure a few others to take a step back and question any other stories you may have published like this. But more than that, I think the part that bothers me most is that you used a supposed “quote” from Gina, Vanessa’s mother that was so far from the truth and I don’t know how to respond to that. This needs to be addressed. You site is a big site, one that teenage girls who look up to Vanessa go to everyday. You need to issue a formal apology not only to Vanessa herself, but to her fans, friends and her family. If Gina and Greg have supported her through everything this far – and yes, I’m talking about the scandal – then they will stand beside her through anything. Heck, even Zac has and you know that a guy standing beside you means the world to a lot of people.
So, all in all, CosmoGIRL, you need to do this. To save not only your viewership and demographic hits that you covet, but also your journalistic ethic. That’s one of the first rules of journalism – always have a source.
Sincerely,
the VABN Staff
ETA:
CosmoGIRL “apologized” – sound a little forced though, like the only reason for the apology is because they got caught being stupid. Didn’t gain any points back in my book
bernadette 
carrie 
dania 
jan 
NICOLE 
Yes, if I were her PR Manager, this would be great news because it’s absolutely not true, and my client has been wronged.
Malia 
stacy 
Naomi 
I can’t believe they actually printed this story and quoted Gina, Vanessa’s mother, without any proof behind this. If I were Vanessa’s publicist or agent , I would go after Como girl. This is taking things way too far just to get readership. Just goes to show , you really can’t believe what you read unless there are facts/sources to back it up. I remember Zac saying once that he used to read the tabloids before he really got into the business, but learned quickly that as much as 50% of the stories you read are untrue or manipulated so much that there isn’t much truth left. I just don’t know how these journalists keep from getting sued. I would be tempted to if I were Vanessa if she doesn’t get a formal apology from como girl. My daughter gets this magazine and I for one will not be renewing her subscription.