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
