Like Owen Glieberman in the EW article, Roger Ebert originally posted a blog column mistaking White for a "bold, outspoken rule-breaker", and mythologizing him into some abstract critics' idea of "Pauline Kael broke rules, too!", and blaming "fans" for shooting the brave messenger.
After getting the messy details from his readers, however, Ebert retracted his defense:
http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-jou...f-armond-white