{
  "id": 618561,
  "title": "John Hinckley Jr. Shares New Message to Jodie Foster, 45 Years After Trying to Assassinate Ronald Reagan to Impress Her: ‘I Wish Her Well’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/john-hinckley-jr-shares-new-message-to-jodie-foster-45-years-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T23:56:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-hinckley-jr-message-jodie-foster-ronald-reagan-1236832616/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "John Hinckley Jr., the Oklahoma native who tried to assassinate President Ronald Regan in 1981 in an attempt to impress Jodie Foster, shared a new message for “The Silence of the Lambs” star during a recent appearance on the “Mark Joseph Show” (via EW). “I just wish Jodie Foster well, you know,” Hinckley said. “I […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}