Kelvin MacKenzie the newspaper building at the time because of an industrial dispute, who reputedly demanded that the "Gotcha" headline remain, despite the large number of casualties and later said of the headline, "I rather liked it". This is reportedly the only occasion that MacKenzie ever disobeyed a specific order from Murdoch. MacKenzie's coverage of the Falklands War was criticised by many commentators for being a glorification of war (Greenslade was working with MacKenzie on "The Sun" at the time). MacKenzie was responsible for the "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster" front-page headline. The claims made in the accompanying article, that the comedian
The Sun (United Kingdom) stories, in September 1987, "The Sun" accused John of having his Rottweiler guard dogs' voice boxes surgically removed. In November, the "Daily Mirror" found their rival's only source for the rent boy story and he admitted it was a totally fictitious concoction created for money. The inaccurate story about his dogs, actually Alsatians, put pressure on "The Sun", and John received £1 million in an out of court settlement, then the largest damages payment in British history. "The Sun" ran a front-page apology on 12 December 1988, under the banner headline "SORRY, ELTON". In May 1987, gay men were offered