Archinect - News2024-04-27T11:55:56-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150279099/spike-lee-re-edits-hbo-series-following-backlash-over-inclusion-of-9-11-conspiracy-theorists
Spike Lee re-edits HBO series following backlash over inclusion of 9/11 conspiracy theorists Nathaniel Bahadursingh2021-08-26T15:17:00-04:00>2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b0969aacf14a5d1ecfe0f6181e67ce9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Facing mounting criticism for spotlighting conspiracy theorists in his new HBO documentary series about the Sept. 11 attacks on New York, the filmmaker Spike Lee said Wednesday that he was re-editing the final episode.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The final episode of Lee’s four-part docuseries “NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½,” which explores New York’s greatest challenges in the 21st century, including the attacks on <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/14127/9-11" target="_blank">9/11</a> and the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1534026/covid-19" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> pandemic, featured members of the conspiracy organization <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/243493/architects-engineers-for-9-11-truth" target="_blank">Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth</a>, who believe the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/27314/world-trade-center" target="_blank">World Trade Center</a> was destroyed by a controlled demolition. The filmmaker faced criticism and backlash over the group's inclusion in the show after it was made available for preview. </p>
<p>Critics stated that the episode appeared to balance the perspectives and even at times side with the perspectives of the conspiracy theorists. </p>
<p>Lee’s response in a statement to the media reads: “I’m Back In The Editing Room And Looking At The Eighth And Final Chapter Of NYC EPICENTERS 9/11➔2021½. I Respectfully Ask You To Hold Your Judgment Until You See The FINAL CUT.”</p>
<p>In a recent interview with <em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/arts/television/spike-lee-nyc-epicenters.html" target="_blank">The New York Times</a></em>, Lee defends the inclusion of the conspiracy group stating, “I mean, I got questions. And...</p>
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Vandalism at the Louvre Lens references "Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth" group Archinect2013-02-08T20:29:00-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cp/cpwp7qyffauz2jme.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The woman wrote “AE911” on the bottom right-hand corner of the painting before she was challenged by a security guard and a visitor.
A Louvre conservation expert cleaned off the writing yesterday and the unharmed painting will be on show to the public once again this morning.
“AE911Truth” is the name of a website for Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, a group which claims that the official version of the terrorist attacks on Manhattan and Washington on 11 September 2001 is a cover-up.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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