Chicago –- Oprah Winfrey decided Monday to pull an already taped episode of her talk show that was to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, saying it "focused too much on the killers."
The episode, "10 Years Later: The Truth about Columbine," was to air on the Monday anniversary of the massacre in Littleton, Colo., that killed 12 students and a teacher.
"I decided to pull the Columbine show today. After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers. Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community. This is a hard day for them," Winfrey wrote on Oprah.com and her Facebook page. A similar message appeared on her Twitter feed.
A Harpo Prods. spokeswoman confirmed the posts.
Columbine Task Force lead investigator Kate Battan, FBI special agent Dwayne Fuselier, Dave Cullen -- author of the book "Columbine" -- and Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis...
The episode, "10 Years Later: The Truth about Columbine," was to air on the Monday anniversary of the massacre in Littleton, Colo., that killed 12 students and a teacher.
"I decided to pull the Columbine show today. After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers. Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community. This is a hard day for them," Winfrey wrote on Oprah.com and her Facebook page. A similar message appeared on her Twitter feed.
A Harpo Prods. spokeswoman confirmed the posts.
Columbine Task Force lead investigator Kate Battan, FBI special agent Dwayne Fuselier, Dave Cullen -- author of the book "Columbine" -- and Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis...
- 4/20/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oprah has decided to pull her episode scheduled to air today, marking the 10th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, saying that it “focused too much on the killers.” The show, entitled 10 Years Later: The Truth About Columbine was set to air this afternoon on the date of the killings at the Littleton, Colorado high school. Columbine Task Force lead investigator Kate Battan, FBI special agent Dwayne Fuselier, Dave Cullen, author of the book Columbine, and Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis had all been a part of the pre-taped episode. Harpo Productions wrote that guests would share "their...
- 4/20/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
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