“How dare I promote it when its credibility is down the toilet?,” he said in an interview with The Washington Post. Upon reflection, author Gay Talese says he’s disavowing his earlier disavowal of his own work. The book is about Foos’ career as a serial voyeur; for years, he spied on guests of his Aurora, Colorado, motel for an attic catwalk. However, property records unearthed by The Washington Post showed that Foos didn’t own the motel for eight years in the 1980s, calling into question some of Talese’s reporting. RelatedOn Friday, Talese had a change of heart about distancing himself from the book.

Source: National Post July 01, 2016 21:22 UTC