Richard Jewell opens wide this week, but the Clint Eastwood directed film could find itself in court soon afterwards facing defamation charges if Atlanta’s leading newspaper doesn’t get…
portrayed Kathy Scruggs alleging having sex with an FBI agent for information that security guard Jewell was their lead suspect in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing, the correspondence sent today makes no bones about the next step being a “defamation lawsuit in various jurisdictions.
“The Richard Jewell film falsely portrays the AJC and its personnel as extraordinarily reckless, using unprofessional and highly inappropriate reporting methods, and engaging in constitutional malice by recklessly disregarding information inconsistent with its planned reporting,” the seven-page correspondence from the Hollywood heavyweight lawyers to Eastwood and the now AT&T-owned studio says.
“Accordingly, we hereby demand that you immediately issue a statement publicly acknowledging that some events were imagined for dramatic purposes and artistic license and dramatization were used in the film’s portrayal of events and characters,” the letter proclaims. “We further demand that you add a prominent disclaimer to the film to that effect.”
Warner Bros has not responded to request for comment on the letter, which we understand they received this morning. However, the letter from the Lavely & Singer partner wants their stated significant response from the film “based on the true story,” as its promotional material states, ASAP or they plan to move fast filing in the courts – a lot of courts, it seems
“Since the film will be released internationally, my clients do not need to satisfy constitutional malice criteria for a successful defamation lawsuit in various jurisdictions including, but not limited to, the U .K., France, and Australia,” Singer asserts of the December 13 opening movie. “My clients will simply need to establish that statements in the film are false and that it is defamatory by harming my client’s reputation, one of the finest newspapers in the world.
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