HBO’s “Confirmation,” which debuts on Saturday, is reigniting debate from some of the real-life principals who were involved in a sensational chapter in the Senate’s history 25 years ago: the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill hearings.
The movie starring Kerry Washington depicts the 1991 confirmation battle as Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination was put in doubt after law professor Anita Hill, a former co-worker, gave testimony that accused him of sexual harassment. Thomas delivered a vehement rebuttal, famously calling the spectacle a “high tech lynching,” while the hearings captivated television audiences.
One of the most outspoken figures about HBO’s project has been Mark Paoletta, a Washington attorney who served in the White House counsel’s office at the time. He created a website called Confirmationbiased.com, which launched on Thursday and characterizes the movie as an “unfair distortion of the truth” that features “imaginary scenes, fictional characters and a biased agenda...
The movie starring Kerry Washington depicts the 1991 confirmation battle as Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination was put in doubt after law professor Anita Hill, a former co-worker, gave testimony that accused him of sexual harassment. Thomas delivered a vehement rebuttal, famously calling the spectacle a “high tech lynching,” while the hearings captivated television audiences.
One of the most outspoken figures about HBO’s project has been Mark Paoletta, a Washington attorney who served in the White House counsel’s office at the time. He created a website called Confirmationbiased.com, which launched on Thursday and characterizes the movie as an “unfair distortion of the truth” that features “imaginary scenes, fictional characters and a biased agenda...
- 4/15/2016
- by Ted Johnson and Katie Van Syckle
- Variety - TV News
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