LONDON - A towering Turk was officially crowned the world's tallest man Thursday after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.

Jennifer Aniston gets a bad rap. From the endless tabloid stories she must endure as the "jilted woman" (need I remind readers who her very famous ex-husband hooked up with?), a perception that spills into even, quite unfairly, critical assessment of her work, the talented actress seems in a perpetual state of maintaining. But that's through gossip. And though I loathe beginning this piece addressing such matters, it's hard to ignore. Aniston onlookers may have a tough time separating her real-life drama from her on-screen image--and she doesn't deserve it.