Kurier rejects allegations – Diepresse.com
The Austrian daily newspaper published an interview with 95-year-old Hollywood star Clint Eastwood at the end of May, which he described in a statement as « freely invented ». The « courier » rejects the allegations, but still draws consequences.
Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood no longer gives many interviews these days. The Austrian « courier« He is said to have recently given one on the occasion of his 95th birthday – in which he also dealt with the film industry. » We live in an era of remakes and franchises « , he is cited in it. « My philosophy is: do something new or stay at home. »
In the interview, there is talk of the thriller « Juror #2 », which « should come to cinemas at the end of the year ». The film was released in 2024 and has not yet been found in the Austrian cinemas. Parts of the « Kurier » interview went viral as translated snippets on the Internet. Not least because international media such as « Variety » or « People » also reported about it.
Then the 95-year-old Hollywood actor and director spoke up in a broadcast. « I can confirm that I have not given an Austrian publication called » Kurier « nor any other journalist in the past few weeks and that the interview is fictitious ».
« Kurier » takes a position
The « Kurier » published a statement on Tuesday evening, in which the qualitative way of working of the medium and the good cooperation with the correspondent have been emphasized.
It is not surprising that Eastwood does not know the « courier », wrote editor -in -chief Martin Gebhart. The published interview was how « in itself » in itself « was a combination of Eastwood’s statements during various round-table interviews. So interviews in which stars speak to several journalists at the same time.
However, the article on the occasion of Eastwood’s birthday was not as a portrait, but was designed as an interview, which resulted in the impression that it was a new interview. « The fact that this was not the case does not correspond to the quality standards that the » courier « maintains, » says Gebhart and announces that it will no longer work with the responsible correspondent. However, no quote was invented and all interviews are documented.
The journalist responsible for this has been reporting Hollywood for decades, also for other Austrian media, and is a member of the respected « Hollywood Foreign Press Association ». (Red)
>> Clint Eastwood statement in the « Guardian »
>> Link to the « Kurier » interview
>> Statement of the « Kurier »
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