Will Smith
He is very angry over a statement he said was misinterpreted. I would be interested in reading his original quote.
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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Will Smith is angry over celebrity gossip Web site articles that he said misinterpreted a recent remark he made in a Scottish newspaper about Adolf Hitler. In a story published Saturday in the Daily Record, Smith was quoted saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'let me do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was 'good.' " The quote was preceded by the writer's observation: "Remarkably, Will believes everyone is basically good." Over the weekend, dozens of celebrity gossip Web sites posted articles about the comment, many saying that Smith believed that Hitler was a "good" person. "It is an awful and disgusting lie," Smith said in a statement Monday provided by his publicist. "It speaks to the dangerous power of an ignorant person with a pen. I am incensed and infuriated to have to respond to such ludicrous misinterpretation... |
The media really has to watch what they print because unlike years ago there is little one can do as far as damage control goes since communication is instantaneous now.
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Will Smith wins 'Hitler' damages Will Smith receives an apology from a news agency after it falsely accused him of saying Hitler was "a good person". Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7258762.stm |
Will Smith (Hover)