Among all the hand-wringing sanctimonious tosh written about the death of the Princess of the Pop or King of Hearts, a press release received yesterday announcing the cancellation of a launch party for a hitherto unheard of website is among the most cynical.
It reads: 'Following the sad news of Michael Jackson's death, The Nod team and their celebrity guests do not feel the time is fitting to host a party, as a mark of respect.'
So for those of you who were planning to go along to Disco 24 tonight don't bother. The good news is that The Nod team will apparently let us know we can end our official period of mourning.