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Boston Bombing Survivor to NBC: “You Disrespected the Survivors of the Bombing.”
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On April 12, 2014 @ 10:23 pm In The Point | 7 Comments
NBC really is hitting new lows lately.
A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing stormed out of a scheduled interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” in tears on Friday.
Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dancer who lost part of one leg during the attack, said NBC promised not to name alleged bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev in her presence but did not follow through on the request.
Under the impression that NBC had agreed to both requests, Haslet-Davis said she was shocked when staffers told her just before airtime that there was no guarantee the Chechneyan brothers would not be mentioned by name, and she abruptly left the studio in tears, the Times reported.
“Your decision to back out on the promise that you made and the horrific way you brought that decision to my attention just minutes prior to taping was not only a cowardice move but a dishonorable one as well,” Haslet-Davis wrote on her website.
NBC released a statement Friday saying network officials “regret any distress caused by this miscommunication.”
While NBC did not have to agree to her request, agreeing and then backing out at the last minute on the assumption that she would not leave is a despicable move that television news shows pull all too often on their guests.
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