John Malkovich Cancels Israel Trip Over Fabricated Solidarity Quote
The actor pulled out of a Tel Aviv stage appearance after a PR firm attributed a statement to him that it had written, according to The Guardian.
Actor John Malkovich canceled a planned trip to Israel to appear on stage after a PR firm hired by the production attributed quotes to him that the firm itself had written, The Guardian reported.
Malkovich was due to appear in "The Music Critic" in Tel Aviv, and called the attribution "unacceptable and untenable," according to the report.
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