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NOW A NETFLIX MINISERIES IS SHINING NEW LIGHT ON WHAT SHINING NEW LIGHT ON WHAT HAPPENED. HAPPENED. THIS MORNING BEST SELLING CRIME THIS MORNING BEST SELLING CRIME WRITER AND FORMER NEW YORK CITY WRITER AND FORMER NEW YORK CITY PROSECUTOR LINDA FAIRSTEIN FINDS PROSECUTOR LINDA FAIRSTEIN FINDS HERSELF ON TRIAL IN THE COURT OF HERSELF ON TRIAL IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION. PUBLIC OPINION. HER MOST FAMOUS CASE, THE HER MOST FAMOUS CASE, THE CENTRAL PARK JOGGER TRIAL, IS CENTRAL PARK JOGGER TRIAL, IS BEING RETOLD ON NETFLIX. BEING RETOLD ON NETFLIX. >> KEVIN! >> KEVIN! >> I DIDN’T SEE ANY LADY. >> I DIDN’T SEE ANY LADY. >> Reporter: WHEN"WHEN THEY SEE >> Reporter: WHEN"WHEN THEY SEE DRAMATIZEs THE STORY OF FIVE DRAMATIZEs THE STORY OF FIVE PLAQUE AND LATINO TEENAGERS PLAQUE AND LATINO TEENAGERS KNOWN AS THE "CENTRAL PARK KNOWN AS THE "CENTRAL PARK FIVE." FIVE." THE YOUNG MEN WERE WRONGFULLY THE YOUNG MEN WERE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND IMPRISONED FOR CONVICTED AND IMPRISONED FOR RAPING A WHITE FEMALE JOGGER RAPING A WHITE FEMALE JOGGER BACK IN 1989. BACK IN 1989. THE STORY DIVIDING A CITY THE STORY DIVIDING A CITY DECADES BEFORE TAKING OFFICE DECADES BEFORE TAKING OFFICE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER DONALD REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER DONALD TRUMP SPENT $85,000 ON ADS IN TRUMP SPENT $85,000 ON ADS IN LOCAL PAPERS PROCLAIMING, BRING LOCAL PAPERS PROCLAIMING, BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. BACK THE DEATH PENALTY. NOW EMBATTLED ACTRESS FELICITY NOW EMBATTLED ACTRESS FELICITY HUFFMAN IS PLAYING FAIRSTEIN WHO HUFFMAN IS PLAYING FAIRSTEIN WHO OVERSAW THE INTERROGATION OF THE OVERSAW THE INTERROGATION OF THE FIVE TEENS AND PROSECUTION FOR FIVE TEENS AND PROSECUTION FOR THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. FAIRSTEIN WAS PART OF THE SEX FAIRSTEIN WAS PART OF THE SEX CRIMES UNIT BUT DID NOT CRIMES UNIT BUT DID NOT PERSONALLY TRY THE CASE. PERSONALLY TRY THE CASE. >> OUR CASE IS THEY ARE ALL >> OUR CASE IS THEY ARE ALL GUILTY. GUILTY. >> TELL US EXACTLY WHAT >> TELL US EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. HAPPENED. >> Reporter: THE MEN LATER >> Reporter: THE MEN LATER ACCUSED DETECTIVES OF COERCING ACCUSED DETECTIVES OF COERCING CONFESSIONS FROM THEM WHICH CONFESSIONS FROM THEM WHICH FAIRSTEIN HAS LONG DENIED. FAIRSTEIN HAS LONG DENIED. WHEN A SERIAL RAPIST ADMITTED TO WHEN A SERIAL RAPIST ADMITTED TO THE CRIME IN 2002 AND HIS DNA THE CRIME IN 2002 AND HIS DNA WAS A MATCH THE FIVE MEN HAD WAS A MATCH THE FIVE MEN HAD THEIR CONVICTIONS VACATED AFTER THEIR CONVICTIONS VACATED AFTER SERVING MORE THAN A DECADE SERVING MORE THAN A DECADE BEHIND BARS. BEHIND BARS. LESTER RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH LESTER RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH THE EXONERATED MEN. THE EXONERATED MEN. >> I KEPT TELLING THE TRUTH FOR >> I KEPT TELLING THE TRUTH FOR A LONG TIME. A LONG TIME. I STARTED LYING BECAUSE OF MY I STARTED LYING BECAUSE OF MY FATHER. FATHER. HE TOLD ME TO TELL THEM WHAT HE TOLD ME TO TELL THEM WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR. THEY WANT TO HEAR. DIDN’T GET AN APOLOGY. DIDN’T GET AN APOLOGY. ALL THE TIME WE DID FOR ALL THE TIME WE DID FOR SOMETHING WE DIDN’T DO, AND IT SOMETHING WE DIDN’T DO, AND IT HURTS. HURTS. >> Reporter: FAIRSTEIN NOW A >> Reporter: FAIRSTEIN NOW A FAMOUS AUTHOR IS FACING BACKLASH FAMOUS AUTHOR IS FACING BACKLASH ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE TRENDING HASHTAG CANCEL LINDA TRENDING HASHTAG CANCEL LINDA FAIRSTEIN, AND GROWING CALLS TO FAIRSTEIN, AND GROWING CALLS TO BOYCOTT HER CRIME NOVELS. BOYCOTT HER CRIME NOVELS. IN RESPONSE, FAIRSTEIN HAS IN RESPONSE, FAIRSTEIN HAS DELETED HER TWITTER ACCOUNT AND DELETED HER TWITTER ACCOUNT AND RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD OF RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT VASSER COLLEGE, HER TRUSTEES AT VASSER COLLEGE, HER ALMA MATER. ALMA MATER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "THE DAILY IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "THE DAILY BEAST," THE DIRECTOR OF THE BEAST," THE DIRECTOR OF THE NETFLIX SERIES AVA DuVERNAY NETFLIX SERIES AVA DuVERNAY ALLEGES THAT FAIRSTEIN ATTEMPTED ALLEGES THAT FAIRSTEIN ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL HOW SHE WAS PRESENTED TO CONTROL HOW SHE WAS PRESENTED SAYING SHE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE SAYING SHE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE CONDITIONS FOR HER TO SPEAK WITH CONDITIONS FOR HER TO SPEAK WITH ME, INCLUDING APPROVALS OVER THE ME, INCLUDING APPROVALS OVER THE SCRIPT, ADDING, SO YOU KNOW WHAT SCRIPT, ADDING, SO YOU KNOW WHAT MY ANSWER WAS TO THAT? MY ANSWER WAS TO THAT? AND WE DIDN’T TALK. AND WE DIDN’T TALK. FAIRSTEIN DENIES THAT TOOK PLACE FAIRSTEIN DENIES THAT TOOK PLACE AND DECLINED TO SPEAK DIRECTLY AND DECLINED TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH NBC NEWS. WITH NBC NEWS. BUT WE RECEIVED THIS STATEMENT BUT WE RECEIVED THIS STATEMENT FROM HER ATTORNEY THAT READS IN FROM HER ATTORNEY THAT READS IN PART, NETFLIX AND MISS DuVERNAY PART, NETFLIX AND MISS DuVERNAY ARE DOING A TERRIBLE DISSERVICE ARE DOING A TERRIBLE DISSERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND HOO BE ASHAMED TO THE PUBLIC AND HOO BE ASHAMED BY THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY IN BY THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY IN FAILING TO PROPERLY RESEARCH THE FAILING TO PROPERLY RESEARCH THE FILM AND EFFECTIVELY FILM AND EFFECTIVELY COMPROMISING ITS ACCURACY. COMPROMISING ITS ACCURACY. THE ATTORNEY GOES ON TO CURRENT THE ATTORNEY GOES ON TO CURRENT CURRENT MANHATTAN D.A. CYRUS CURRENT MANHATTAN D.A. CYRUS VANCE WHO ISSUED A STATEMENT VANCE WHO ISSUED A STATEMENT AFTER THE FIVE MEN SETTLED A AFTER THE FIVE MEN SETTLED A CASE WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK CASE WITH THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN 2015. IN 2015. AFTER THEY HAVE LITIGATED THE AFTER THEY HAVE LITIGATED THE CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO FINDING CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO FINDING OF WRONGDOING OR UNPROFESSIONAL

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Length: 3min 24sec (204 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 05 2019