The original claim was just "cheating", it was the jokey British Tabloid press that made up the sex toy angle.
The daily star isn't supposed to be taken seriously, but somehow it spread and took off a life of it's own.
* Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster
* Freddie Starr DIDN'T eat my hamster
* Freddie Starr dead - but did comedian really eat a hamster?
They can be safely ignored.
> World War 2 Bomber Found on Moon, 14 August 1988.
> World War 2 Bomber Found on Moon Vanishes, 21 August 1988.
IMO, of all the English misspellings to cringe over, this one is the easiest one to apply forbearance & focus on the message.