The controversy has pitted Georgia’s newspaper of record against Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros. in a vituperative and emotional public dispute
. “It is highly ironic that a film purporting to tell a tragic story of how the reputation of an FBI suspect was grievously tarnished appears bent on a path to severely tarnish the reputation of the” Singer wrote in the letter, which was replete with his signature bluster, accusing “all those involved in the film’s creation” of acting “recklessly” and “engaging in constitutional malice.”
Warner Bros. returned fire: “The film is based on a wide range of highly credible source material…. It is unfortunate and the ultimate irony that thehaving been a part of the rush to judgment of Richard Jewell, is now trying to malign our filmmakers and cast.focuses on the real victim, seeks to tell his story, confirm his innocence, and restore his name.”on the phone Wednesday morning, I asked for his reaction to that.
The consensus today seems to be that Scruggs reported something that was true and verifiable, and that her scoop stands up. She did her job, in other words. At the same time,article puts it, for “scanty confirmation and lack of skepticism in its coverage of Jewell” overall. I spoke to someone this week who was heavily involved in another major news organization’s Richard Jewell coverage. (For the record,
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