Michael Peterson himself has joined the chorus of those criticizing TheStaircaseHBOMax: “There are egregious fabrications and distortions of the truth”
de Lestrade’s Peabody-winning work for the premium streamer. De Lestrade, who had opened up his archives to Campos, felt blindsided by scenes suggesting that he manipulated story lines while producing his long-reputed documentary series.that Campos made her a character in his HBO adaptation against her wishes. Not only that, but she claimed that Campos’s depiction of her undermined her professionalism.
but what has been forgotten or overlooked or simply ignored is his betrayal of me and my family,” wrote Peterson in an email to“We feel that Jean pimped us out—sold OUR story to Campos for money—what word other than pimped describes what he did? He released his archive to Campos who then created a fictional account of events, most of which trashed me and my children—which I really do care about.
“But we didn’t sell our story to Campos—were never even consulted or informed that Jean had done this,” continued Peterson. “We are the ones who were betrayed, falsely depicted as fighting among ourselves , and with made up story lines that denigrate all of us in the eyes of millions. It is disingenuous and hypocritical for Jean to talk about his integrity being challenged when he sold himself to Campos and showed no integrity or sense of responsibility to us.
In a crude flourish, the author added, “Jean should have known that when you sell your ass/property, you assume the risk of getting fucked/betrayed.”that he felt he was safeguarding the adaptation process by helping Campos. “I thought that it would be better to cooperate, and be involved in the process, than to stay totally outside as a stranger,” he said. “In a way I thought I was protecting Michael and his family by being involved, but I was wrong.
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