Obama allegedly scolded Sony chief after The Interview hack
TL;DR
Former Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton recounts in a forthcoming memoir that President Obama phoned him soon after the Guardians of Peace hack, chiding the decision to fund The Interview for its plot about assassinating a North Korean leader. Lynton says he regrets greenlighting the movie and notes the hack’s fallout on the studio and staff; the memoir From Mistakes to Meaning hits shelves Feb. 24.
- Former Sony Exec Says Obama Called Him After the Big Hack to Trash ‘The Interview’ Gizmodo
- Ex-Sony Pictures Boss Regrets Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ and Says Obama Told Him After the Sony Hack: ‘What Were You Thinking? Of Course That Was a Mistake’ Variety
- Ex-Sony Pictures Head Michael Lynton on ‘The Interview’ and Its Insane Fallout: ‘Biggest Mistake of My Career’ IndieWire
- Former Sony CEO gives peek behind the scenes of 2014 hacking disaster The Independent
- Obama Called 2014 Seth Rogen Comedy 'The Interview' 'A Mistake' to Make Yahoo
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