kathy scruggs Archives

“Richard Jewell” Shows Nightmare of “Guilty Until Proven Innocent”

The Irony of the AJC and "Richard Jewell" Film Controversy [OPINION]

The controversy surrounding the film involves Kathy Scruggs, the late reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who covered Jewell during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic bombing. Warner Bros The film depicted Scruggs (Olivia Wilde) as a person willing to do anything to exchange sex for information with an FBI agent (Jon Hamm) The newspaper requested Warner Bros post a[...]
First-Time Director Olivia Wilde Compares 'Booksmart' to Classic 80s Teen Films

Olivia Wilde Defends Protrayal of Journalist Kathy Scruggs in 'Richard Jewell'

Olivia Wilde has found herself having to defend her portrayal of journalist Kathy Scruggs in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell The film is about the man who discovered the bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and the firestorm that engulfed his life in the weeks after Wilde's seen in the film offering to[...]