March 13, 2021
Fake News and the Sussexes
By Michael Curtis
In the final scene of the Hollywood neonoir Chinatown, released in 1974, a character says to the disappointed private detective, “Forget it Jake, its Chinatown.†This enigmatic line is perhaps a comment on the manipulation of a vital resource, water, the key to the story, but implicitly it is a pessimistic metaphor for failure, for inability to change things, that falsehoods, deceit, and corruption would persist, that the truth might not be found, and that it’s futile to try to fix the problem.
The latest Hollywood production, the highly touted interview by Oprah Winfrey, not as skillfully directed as the film by Roman Polanski with its intervals for 30-second commercial ads costing $325,000 every few minutes, has similar overtones of flawed vision, sanctimonious utterances, and nebulous climax. Cui Bono, who benefits? The interview has no happy ending, except for CBS and Winfrey, whose Harpo company received $9 million with their spectacle watched by 17 million viewers in the U.S., and who may be considered a nominee for an Oscar for her provocative performance, inciting conflict and aggression rather than compassion or conciliation.
The interview was supposed to be a “bombshell†with shocking revelations about the misdeeds of the Royal Family and the insensitive way in which its members treated the Sussex duo, but the bombs exploded in a different direction than anticipated and were imprecise in substance. The related Sussex story of a troubled prince and an independent actress becomes a narrative of victimhood in which the reality of their suffering differs from the public perception of their actions. There are allusions to unnamed palace intrigue, to vague gossip, to the offenses of “tabloid journalism,†and to their difficulties both before and after stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family. Though neither Harry or Meghan named individuals, they alluded to tensions within the Royal Family, and asserted that the Duchess was not adequately welcomed. The picture is a modern-day film noir, replete with shadows, being in “a dark place,†and suffering a “lot of hurt,†and assertions that cannot be tested.
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