'Day. Made.’ Twitter confusion forces actress Kirstie Alley to deny any involvement in #Bridgegate

https://twitter.com/thursdaysea/status/594135460751941632

As we reported earlier, a longtime friend and political ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to plead guilty today to an as of yet unspecified charge for his role in the Bridgegate scandal.

In news reports, many apparently mistook the words “Christie ally” for the name of an actress. Suddenly “Kirstie Alley” was trending this morning:

Haha is this happening? Is Kirstie Alley trending on #Twitter because of the Christie Ally #Bridgegate development? pic.twitter.com/Cm4PrRkBiQ

— Natasha Zouves (@NatashaZouves) May 1, 2015

Some fun was had with the confusion:

Kirstie Alley to Plead Guilty in New Jersey Bridge Closings pic.twitter.com/bCIru9YO5L

— Philip Winn (@philipwinn) May 1, 2015

Cheers!

For the record, Alley denied any involvement in Bridgegate:

And THIS is how rumors once again get started…jeez…hasn't even been a week since my last accusation…

— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) May 1, 2015

@philipwinn @nytimes now Phillip..as a newsman you might want to check your facts..Chirstie Ally is NOT Kirstie Alley…see how that works?

— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) May 1, 2015

Glad that got cleared up.

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/594137524332732416

(h/t @ras3190)