US VP Candidate Sarah Palin

Hollywood megastar and dinosaur fanatic Matt Damon is at the centre of a controversy today following the revelation that U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin suffered at the hands of internet hackers. Palin’s personal Yahoo email account was hacked by a group calling themselves Anonymous, and private messages and family photos were published online for the amusement of the callous, baying public.

Following his offbeat remarks made just over a week ago, Matt Damon has found himself prime suspect in ongoing police investigations. A source close to Matt told The Top Banana the star’s fascination with prehistoric creatures, coupled with Palin’s belief in Creationism, had lead the star to fund the activities of the notorious hacking group.

“Matt is just nuts about dinosaurs!” said the source. “He felt that if there was any chance Palin was in possession of any information about them then he simply had to act.”

This is not the first time the wealthy star is alleged to have used his accumulated monies to fund covert information gathering exercises, with previous suspicions having being aroused when British hacker Gary McKinnon stated during his extradition trial that it was Damon who had requested he root for information on UFOs held on top secret US military computers.

Our source confirmed that Damon was indeed “also interested in UFOs.” The investigation continues.