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Why 17 Biopics Got Slammed By The Very People They're About: A Juicy Rundown
When ambitious directors fail to do justice to their subjects.
HBO / Via youtube.com Shortly before the release of the movie, which focused on her selection as the GOP vice presidential nominee during McCain's campaign in 2008, the former governor of Alaska referred to the film as pushing a "false narrative" in an interview with FOX News Sunday, per HuffPost. "I felt like (‘The Blind Side’) portrayed me as dumb instead of as a kid who had never had consistent academic instruction and ended up thriving once he got it," Oher wrote in his 2023 memoir, I Beat The Odds, per TODAY. Sony PIctures Classic / Via youtube.com After initially co-signing the project, the Olympic gold medal wrestler called out director Bennett Miller over his portrayal in Foxcatcher when critics suggested there were homosexual undertones between himself and his coach John du Pont.
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