Twitter index: Sherman Hemsley dies, Christian Bale visits shooting victims

American actor Sherman Hemsley has died, aged 74. The actor was best known for playing George on the 1980s TV sitcom The Jeffersons.

Twitter users are posting tributes in 140 characters or less, saying, ?R.I.P Sherman Hemsley... Grew up watching & loving The Jefferson's. George Jefferson was one of my all time favorite tv characters..? and ?Thank you for the laughs.?

The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale has paid a surprise visit to victims of the tragic Batman shootings as they recover in the hospital.

Twitterers are praising the actor for his thoughtfulness and tweeting, ?Christian Bale what a great man. Visiting victims of the batman cinema shooting,? ?Christian Bale. Off his own back and in his own time. Low key, respectful. A class act,? and ?Mad respect to Christian Bale for visiting the victims of Colorado shooting.?

Twitterers are voicing their anger over claims Australian Olympian swimmer Leisel Jones is ?overweight? and not at a peak level of fitness.

?Congratulations to Leisel Jones only swimmer in Australian olympics history to swim at 4 games. Let's all get behind her not bring her down,? say Tweeps.

?A lot of people who couldn't swim two laps of a pool have pretty strong opinions about Leisel Jones' fitness today. Idiots,? ?Today's 'news' about Leisel Jones is the epitome of everything that's wrong with the majority of mainstream media covering women's sport? and ?Why is whether Leisel Jones 'looks like' an Olympian more relevant than whether she SWIMS like an Olympian? say microbloggers.

The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on July 24 at 9:15 AM GMT are:

1. Sherman Hemsley
2. Christian Bale
3. #NasscomHR
4. #WhitePplDoItButBlackPplDont
5. #10PeopleWhoMeanALotToMe
6. George Jefferson
7. 26M iPhones
8. The Jeffersons
9. Kapil Dev
10. Leisel Jones

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-index-sherman-hemsley-dies-christian-bale-visits-102314394.html

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