{
  "id": 6335627,
  "title": "John Malkovich Drops Out of ‘The Music Critic’ in Israel After Press Release Attributed False Quotes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/john-malkovich-drops-out-of-the-music-critic-in-israel-after-press",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T22:08:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-malkovich-drops-out-music-critic-israel-1236855240/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "John Malkovich has pulled out of a performance of “The Music Critic” set to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel after a press release falsely attributed quotes to the actor. “I was made aware of an article which appeared in The Hollywood Reporter (first published in The Jerusalem Post) announcing a date in Tel Aviv, […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "John Malkovich Cancels ‘The Music Critic’ Israel Performance Over False Press Release (Exclusive)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/john-malkovich-cancels-the-music-critic-israel-performance-over-false",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:36:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "John Malkovich Cancels ‘The Music Critic’ Israel Show Over Fake Quotes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/john-malkovich-cancels-the-music-critic-israel-show-over-fake-quotes",
        "published": "2026-09-08T22:39:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}