VINDICATION OF THE WEEK
On April 7, a British judge ruled against authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, who sued Random House claiming that Dan Brown, writer of The Da Vinci Code, had stolen the central themes and architecture of their book Holy Blood, Holy Grail. In a statement, Brown noted, ''I'm still astonished that these two authors chose to file their suit at all.'' He then proceeded to light his cigar with a copy of the Magna Carta. (Kidding.)

(Additional reporting by Stewart Allen, Bob Cannon, and Gilbert Cruz)

Originally posted Apr 14, 2006 Published in issue #873 Apr 21, 2006 Order article reprints
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