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Austrian newspaper cuts ties with writer over Clint Eastwood ‘exclusive’
Kurier editor says Q&A that was picked up by other outlets contained old quotes from round-table events
In an apparent journalistic coup, the Vienna-based daily Kurier published a Q&A with Eastwood last Friday and it was picked up around the world over the weekend due to the Oscar-winning actor’s outspoken criticism of Hollywood’s “era of remakes and franchises”. In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, Kurier’s editor, Martin Gebhart, denied that the quotes had been made up, saying the author of the article had “convincingly explained that she had spoken to Eastwood 18 times at round tables,” referring to group interviews commonly held at festivals. In recent months, Kurier has published Sereda-bylined interviews with several high-profile actors including Pamela Anderson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jude Law.
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