(CNN) Olivia Wilde is addressing the controversy surrounding the portrayal of her character, journalist Kathy Scruggs, in Clint Eastwood's new film, "Richard Jewell." Scruggs, who died in 2001, was working at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution when she broke a story that the FBI was investigating security guard Richard Jewell for the bombing in Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympics. Jewell was exonerated 12 weeks later and Eric Rudolph was named as the bombing suspect in 1998. Rudolph eventually pleaded guilty and is serving life in prison, while Jewell died in 2007 at age 44. Wilde, who had previously defended her portrayal of Scruggs in an interview with Variety, took to Twitter Thursday to expand on her comments.

Source: CNN December 13, 2019 15:00 UTC