Clint Eastwood wanted Deadline to get out the word that a recent interview purportedly done with him is absolutely bogus. Published in the German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier, Eastwood is quoted assailing film remakes, franchises and a general lack of original ideas. While the newspaper only has a circulation around 100,000, the post spread virally. Unfortunately, Deadline was among those publications which aggregated the report, so that reach was much greater. It’s only fair that Eastwood gets the final word.
“A couple of items about me have recently shown up in the news,” Eastwood said in a statement to Deadline. “I thought I would set the record straight. I can confirm I’ve turned 95. I can also confirm that I never gave an interview to an Austrian publication called Kurier, or any other writer in recent weeks, and that the interview is entirely phony.”
The questionable story showed up on the weekend that Eastwood turned 95. Well, anyway, happy birthday, Clint Eastwood!
