Olivia Wilde weighs in on controversy surrounding Richard Jewell reporter
Olivia Wilde has already addressed certain controversy surrounding Richard Jewell’s depiction of late Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalist Kathy Scruggs, expressing displeasure in the way her character has been “minimized” by critics to a single scene. The moment in question, per Deadline’s report of a complaint from the AJC, appears to insinuate that “Scruggs exchanging sex for a leading tip from an FBI agent played by Jon Hamm.” (There’s also been a notable lack of scrutiny towards Hamm or his character Tom Shaw, whose purported relationship with this particular reporter would have been pretty unethical. Color us surprised.) The AJC’s current editor, Kevin Riley, has now threatened to take legal action against the film and its director, Clint Eastwood. Yesterday, Wilde took to Twitter to clear up confusion surrounding her earlier remarks.