Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Editions

Culture

Chris Hansen Says He Refused to ‘Sign His Life Away’ to Preview Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ So A24 Wouldn’t Screen It for Him

Chris Hansen didn’t get to take a seat for the new A24 movie “Primetime.” The 66-year-old veteran journalist went to the offices of indie distributor A24 to watch the Lance Oppenheim film, in which he is played by Robert Pattinson, before it bows at the Venice Film Festival. He left without seeing it. The former […]

Chris Hansen Says He Refused to ‘Sign His Life Away’ to Preview Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ So A24 Wouldn’t Screen It for Him

Chris Hansen was turned away from a screening of A24's "Primetime" after refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement. According to Hansen, the agreement would have required him to "sign away" his rights to his name, image, and brand, as well as any potential legal rights related to the movie. His lawyers had reviewed the document and described it as "very restrictive," with Hansen saying he had "never seen anything quite like it."

Hansen had arrived at A24's offices to see the film, which is about his career hosting "To Catch a Predator" and stars Robert Pattinson as him. He claimed that other people had seen the film without signing an NDA, but A24's lawyers still wanted him to sign one. Hansen emphasized that he had "no financial stake" in the film and was only interested in seeing it.

The incident was reported by multiple outlets, with Hansen telling Fox News' Jesse Watters that he was not shown the film because he refused to sign the agreement. Deadline described the agreement as a "standard NDA," while Hansen described it as an attempt to have him "sign away" his rights.

Brief written by urgent.news from Deadline, TheWrap, Variety — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 2 other outlets

Read the original at variety.com →

More in Culture

More from Friday 21 August →