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Dec 10, 2019 · In the upcoming fictional film “Richard Jewell,” based on the true events surrounding the 1996 Summer Olympics bombing in Atlanta, there are a lot of real-life people depicted unfavorably, including, most distressingly to some, journalist Kathy Scruggs.
Sep 22, 2020 · Kathleen “Kathy” Scruggs was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution who broke the story that the FBI was investigating security guard Richard Jewell as a possible suspect in the 1996...
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- Andrea Reiher
Dec 13, 2019 · The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has attacked Clint Eastwood’s Jewell biopic for its portrayal of late reporter Kathy Scruggs. But is the charge a diversionary tactic?
Dec 13, 2020 · Learn about the death of Kathy Scruggs, the real reporter featured in the Netflix show Manhunt: Deadly Games, which is about the Richard Jewell case.
Dec 13, 2019 · Kathy Scruggs, the Atlanta newspaper reporter whose reporting on Richard Jewell was controversial, died tragically. Learn more about her cause of death.
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- Jessica McBride
Jul 1, 2003 · In her heyday, Scruggs was a hard-drinking, tough-talking police reporter who wasn’t afraid of anything. Kathleen Bentley is not the first fictional character inspired by Scruggs.
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Nov 26, 2019 · Kathy Scruggs, the AJC reporter depicted in Richard Jewell movie directed by Clint Eastwood, isn’t alive to defend herself against ‘floozy’ portrayal.