US EditionEastwood Slams 'Phony' Austrian Daily Interview
- Clint Eastwood, the 95-year-old Hollywood actor and director, condemned a two-page 'phoney' interview published by Vienna-based Kurier on June 4, 2025.
- The interview appeared to mark Eastwood's birthday but was compiled by freelancer Elisabeth Sereda using 18 past round-table discussions without any recent formal interview.
- Kurier's editorial team stated the quotes were documented and not fabricated, yet they cut ties with Sereda due to misleading framing of the article as a new interview.
- Eastwood clarified to Deadline magazine that he had not spoken to the Austrian outlet Kurier and criticized Hollywood for its heavy focus on sequels and franchise films.
- This controversy highlights challenges in media transparency and editorial standards while Eastwood continues working as a director after releasing Juror #2 in November 2024.
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A best of quotations would have been declared as such, says editor-in-chief Gebhart. The editor-in-chief had been deceived by the journalist
An interview with Clint Eastwood brings the Austrian newspaper Kurier in need of explanation. Because the interview never took place. It came from old statements by the Hollywood legend. That is Usus, the journalist says. Von W. Vichtl.
Excitement about the Eastwood interview by Elisabeth Sereda: Filmjournalist Mariam Schaghaghi about "Round Tables" with stars and why "Best of" interviews are not common.
The Austrian »Kurier« published talks with film stars, which were made up of old quotations. The reporter defends herself, the industry rages. This is not the first time.
Clint Eastwood Calls Out ‘Entirely Phony’ Article About Him; Writer Responds
A German-language daily newspaper that caught heat for publishing a birthday tribute to Clint Eastwood that included decades-old quotes has issued a statement after it was accused of being fake news. The controversy kicked off earlier this week when Eastwood, 95, referred to the article in Kurier as false. The actor released a statement to Deadline to “set the record straight” and asserted that he “never gave an interview to an Austrian publica…
The editor of Kurier, one of Austria's leading daily newspapers, has explained the circumstances of an "exclusive interview" with Clint Eastwood on his 95th birthday. It turns out that the journalist had pieced together and recycled the director's old statements.
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