Spielberg Tries to Force Griffin to Apologize

[sundog]

http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-01-10/#celeb3

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has infuriated U.S. comedienne Kathy Griffin by pressuring her to apologize after she joked his 10-year-old acting protegee Dakota Fanning had been admitted to rehab. Griffin made the joke at last year's Golden Globe Awards, leaving Spielberg fuming. But the 44-year-old insists the maverick director should have been more focused on his War of the Worlds lead Tom Cruise's outrageous declarations of love for Katie Holmes, than her harmless humor. She says, "I think Steven Spielberg has a lot of nerve. I don't care how big you are, you will not trample on my, or anyone else's, First Amendment rights. That makes me furious. "I get a call from the lawyers, and they're, like, 'DreamWorks is furious about the whole Dakota Fanning thing, and they're livid, and Spielberg is personally furious, and DreamWorks is putting you on a list, and they demand an apology...'

[skygazer]

1. Why is it Spielberg's business?

I would think it would be Fanning's and her parents'. At any rate, it sounds like a tasteless joke but so what?

[Loonman]

2. Screw Spielberg

Fucking walkie-talkies in E.T.

[edbermac]

3. Griffin should concentrate on writing better jokes...

I've seen her act; she's as funny as a toothache...

[underpants]

6. I think she is hilarious

but she has already been banned from Dave's show-that is probably due to potential guests not caring for her bagging on them.

[DS1]

4. She should be happy. She's finally back on someone's list

:eyes:

[bridgit]

5. spielberg's just pissed cause his 'dreamworks' became a failure...

and he had to sell; rather than admit it, he'll make griffen squirm for their poor box office :eyes: and she is right imo 'no rap on cruise being a nut ball', what's the next diversion, 'the color purple II'

[DS1]

7. Starring Pink

;-)