UPDATE MONDAY 9AM: Steve Harper and Leeana Karlson of Long Island's WKJY K-98.3 have been suspended regarding an on-air stunt revolving around a letter from a parent blasting a same sex couple over their child's birthday invitation.
Earlier Posting....
Two WKJY 98.3 FM personalities in Hempstead, Long Island, who caused an uproar last week by posting the homophobic RSVP to a birthday party for a 'little girl with two gay dads' admitted over the weekend that the whole thing was a hoax.
Steve Harper and Leeana Karlson on Wednesday posted on their show's Facebook page a heartbreaking note written on an invitation to a 'tie dye party' for a girl named 'Sophia's' seventh birthday.
According to The Daily Mail, the duo tricked people into believing that Sophia had two gay dads, and the note - supposedly written by the mother of a friend of Sophia's, who they called 'Tommy' - stated 'Tommy will NOT attend. I do not believe in what you do and will not subject my innocent son to your lifestyle. I'm sorry Sophia has to grow up this way.'
People were outraged by the woman's apparent bigotry, and the two fraudsters even left a phone number for the woman - who they called 'Beth' - and encouraged people to give her a ring if they 'have an issue.'
On Saturday, the DJs - apparently at the behest of K98.3 management - admitted that the entire story was a lie and issued an apology.
The initial - ultimately bogus - story that the mother of a 7-year-old would be so vicious on an RSVP to a little girl's birthday party gained a lot of traction in the blogosphere and outraged people across the world.
It's unclear what - if any - further discipline the DJs will receive - station management did not respond to MailOnline's request for comment.
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