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Late ‘Jackass’ star Ryan Dunn mistaken for soldier killed in Gaza

A New Zealand newspaper is making apologies after it accidentally ran a front page picture of the late \"Jackass\" star Ryan Dunn, thinking he was a New Zealand-born Israeli soldier.
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July 29, 2014

A New Zealand newspaper is making apologies after it accidentally ran a front page picture of the late “Jackass” star Ryan Dunn, thinking he was a New Zealand-born Israeli soldier.

The editor of the New Zealand Herald took full responsibility Monday for the error.

Both on the cover of its print edition and on its website, the outlet ran a photo of Dunn thinking he was Staff Sgt. Guy Boyland, a soldier killed Friday during combat in Gaza. Boyland was featured in the paper's cover story.

Read more on latimes.com.

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