Austrian newspaper cuts ties with writer over Clint Eastwood ‘exclusive’

A leading Austrian newspaper severed ties with a Hollywood reporter after she published old comments from Clint Eastwood, which were presented as an exclusive interview tied to his recent criticism of Hollywood's remakes and franchises. The editor of the paper denied that the quotes were fabricated but admitted they had been sourced from multiple group interviews, stating he won't work with the reporter again due to transparency concerns. Eastwood himself later clarified that he never spoke to Kurier or anyone else in recent weeks and called the article "entirely phoney."