Warner Bros.'s responds to the AJC's demands: '‘Richard Jewell’ focuses on the real victim, seeks to tell his story, confirm his innocence and restore his name. The AJC’s claims are baseless and we will vigorously defend against them.” Read in full:
, whose clients have included Brett Ratner and Jeff Bezos. The legal letter was sent on behalf of the paper and its owner, Cox Enterprises.
In its own statement, Warner Bros. said, "The film is based on a wide range of highly credible source material. There is no disputing that Richard Jewell was an innocent man whose reputation and life were shredded by a miscarriage of justice. It is unfortunate and the ultimate irony that the, having been a part of the rush to judgment of Richard Jewell, is now trying to malign our filmmakers and cast.
A disclaimer runs at the end of the film which states, "The film is based on actual historical events. Dialogue and certain events and characters contained in the film were created for the purposes of dramatization.” In the film, Scruggs is seen offering to sleep with FBI agent Tom Shaw in exchange for information about the investigation. To this, Shaw replies, "Kathy, you couldn't fuck it out of them. What makes you think you could fuck it out of me?" Shaw does provide Jewell's name to Scruggs, then asks if the two should get a hotel room or go back to her car. While they are never actually seen doing so, it is implied that they sleep together.
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