Unsuccessful celebrity interview

Trying to contact Sinbad
By Charles Pulliam

David “Sinbad” Adkins, an actor and stand-up comedian, was unavailable for comment June 7.

Adkins was one of the many examples of how Wikipedia anonymous publishers can defame others, according to a speech from John Seigenthaler.

Getting in contact with the 51-year-old Adkins was a difficult process.

He is a member of several celebrity agencies. I called two of them with dead ends.

I left a message with a request for an interview with one of Adkins' helpers. It wasn't even his assistant, though.

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