[Ed_in_LA]

The "James Woods incident" that Derbyshire bases his piece on is nothing more than an unsubstanatiated rumor first published by the NY Post gossip columnist, who got the information not from Woods, but from someone who claimed that Woods had related this story to him or her.

[Romestamo]

The anecdote about James Woods was used to illustrate the change in the American mindset regarding racial profiling, and Derbyshire's case for increased profiling in airports doesn't fall apart if it is unsubstantiated.