Chris Hansen Slams Robert Pattinson’s Primetime for Turning Predator Sting Into a Horror Movie
Hansen said the film distorts his sting work and said A24 asked him to sign away rights before a screening.
- Veteran television journalist Chris Hansen slammed the upcoming film Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as the American TV host, calling it an "insult" and a "made up work of fiction."
- Directed by Lance Oppenheim, the drama depicts the 2006 To Catch a Predator sting operation against Bill Conradt, a Texas official who died by suicide after authorities surrounded his home.
- Hansen claimed he was not consulted for the A24 production and refused to attend a private screening because the studio requested he sign a non-disclosure agreement.
- In response, Hansen purchased pre-show ad space across theaters screening the film to promote TruBlu, his true-crime streaming network.
- Although Pattinson expressed hope the movie adds to Hansen's legacy, the journalist stated the production turns a challenging effort into what is essentially a horror film.
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Chris Hansen Questions Whether Robert Pattinson Portrayal in ‘Primetime’ Is ‘Identity Theft’
Chris Hansen would like you to take a seat … anywhere but at a screening of Primetime, the upcoming biopic in which Robert Pattinson portrays the former Dateline reporter, famous for his To Catch a Predator show. He hasn’t yet seen the film, which premiered last week at the Venice Film Festival, and he doesn’t want to, according to a new interview. Instead, he told the The Hollywood Reporter he’s not taking it sitting down. He’s consulting with…
Chris Hansen stands by ‘unfortunate’ “To Catch a Predator ”sting that ended in suicide
“Obviously, you don’t want anybody taking their own life, but that was a decision made by that individual.”Chris Hansen on ‘To Catch a Predator’Credit: NBCKey PointsTo Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen stands by the show’s decisions surrounding the episode that ended in Bill Conradt’s death.Conradt died by suicide in 2006 as law enforcement entered his home, with investigators from the Dateline segment waiting outside.“It was unfortunate that s…
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