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Same here. Most convicted murderers won't have their obituaries published by the BBC (unless their crimes were particularly high-profile) but nor are most convicted murderers among the most famous and successful music producers of all time. Seems perfectly fine to me to suggest that someone is simultaneously talented and capable of heinous crimes.
PhilPub-
I think it's the particular phrasing of the headline that was a problem. "Flawed" isn't really strong enough. I'm flawed. I haven't shot anyone (yet). It somewhat underplays murder. The obituary does what @Jingle_Jangle said they should - highlights the things that made the person famous and/or notorious. If you didn't already know about his murder of Lana Clarkson you should after reading any obit - and I guess there are many who missed it at the time. The apology page itself is a bit weird I agree (photos etc).
hoefla
I'm sure I will get shot down, but I can't get my head around this:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55702855
The overwhelming majority of people will be familiar with Phil Spector because:
Record Producer / Wall of Sound / The Ronettes
In which guise he had a profound impact on popular culture. I'm not even sure I was aware he had been convicted of murder much later in life.
The point of obituaries is not to list all the bad things, or good things, a person has done, but to highlight the things they did that made them famous and or notorious.
I'm certain there will have been loads of people under say 40, who had never heard of Phil Spector or the wall of sound.
Also, quite why the picture editor had to find a picture of him looking like a vagrant is beyond me.