- Steven Spielberg was hit Monday by a false report circulating
on the Internet claiming that he is planning a DreamWorks feature film
sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. The director's spokesman, Marvin
Levy, called the report "an obvious, vicious hoax." The bogus
news story was attributed to The Hollywood Reporter and carried the bylines
of fictitious reporters. It was posted on several news lists and also forwarded
to several Canadian-based news organizations as well as Jewish poltical-action
groups and other activists. Under a headline that read "Spielberg
to direct feature based on Palestinian Uprising," the false news story
purported to quote Spielberg speaking out on behalf of the Palestinians
and criticizing both Israel and Hollywood. The original source of the story,
which circulated by e-mail, could not be determined.
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