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Pennsylvania Songwriter Hits Girlfriend After Refusing to Sing About Her

Little-known 29-year-old singer Jason Banks has been charged with assault, after he reportedly choked and hit his girlfriend when she complained that he had never written a song about her. We bring this to your attention only to give kudos to MSNBC, which has foregone its usual seriousness and made its actual headline: “Maybe because ‘You Always Hurt the One You Love’ had already been done.” Some intern’s having fun over there. [MSNBC via Gawker]

Pennsylvania Songwriter Hits Girlfriend After Refusing to Sing About Her