Overview

• Clint Eastwood issued a statement to Deadline refuting the Kurier interview and calling it “entirely phony.”
• Kurier acknowledged it had repurposed the 95-year-old director’s previous comments into a fresh Q&A format without conducting a new interview.
• The Vienna-based daily announced it would no longer collaborate with the freelance reporter responsible, citing breaches of transparency and editorial standards.
• The fabricated piece, first published on May 30, was widely circulated by international outlets quoting Eastwood on Hollywood’s remake and franchise culture.
• The episode has intensified scrutiny of sourcing and fact-checking practices in celebrity journalism.