DAVY JONES: `I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR MANSON MONKEES MYTH'

DAVY JONES: `I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR MANSON MONKEES MYTH'

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- "Monkees" singer Davy Jones is slamming the lid on a rumor that's bothered him for years: namely that Charles Manson auditioned for a part in the pop group. Jones tells gossip reporter Baird Jones that Manson never showed up at the auditions in 1965 -- although the rumor has been reported hundreds of times over the years. It turns out Manson was in prison in San Pedro, California, on charges of forgery at the time of the auditions. Jones admits he's responsible for the rumor because he once jokingly told a reporter Manson was a Monkees candidate, but he's been reluctant to tell the truth for years because he feared it would just reinforce the false rumor.