Morrison has issued a response to that, via an e-mail to Celebritology and an open letter of her own. The upshot: she stands by what she wrote.

In the open letter, posted to the L.A. Times Web site yesterday evening, Morrison writes:

“Because I love downtown L.A., warts and all, and because Zooey Deschanel is a talented and charming actress, I am happy to hear that she really does love downtown Los Angeles.”

She notes that Deschanel said more than just the single sentence the actress feels was originally taken out of context by a USA Today reporter.

“In addition to her saying ‘I just don’t want them to see the worst of L.A.,’ she said, ‘This is such a big deal and there are, like, parking lots filled with trash all the way here. I hope they helicopter them in past that.’”

Lastly, Morrison notes that she attempted to do her homework:

“I also wrote that Deschanel lives on the Westside -- not so, say her people. But it’s no

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