The ‘Lone Survivor’ Review So Controversial Glenn Beck Will Pay the Author to Read It To Marcus Luttrell’s Face
Jan. 15, 2014 12:25pm Erica Ritz
Glenn Beck on Wednesday offered to fly Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly to his Dallas studios first class if she will read the review she wrote of “Lone Survivor” in the presence of former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, on whom the film is based.
Glenn Beck Offers to Pay Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly to Read Lone Survivor Review to Marcus Luttrell
Amy Nicholson is the head film critic for the LA Weekly. (Photo: LA Weekly)
In her article, Nicholson describes “Lone Survivor” as an embellished “jingoistic snuff film” with an attitude of “brown people bad, American people good.” She also claims the SEALs only faced around 10 enemy Taliban fighters, and seems to belittle the fact that Patrick Robinson helped write the book on which the film is based, because Luttrell was serving another tour of duty.
In addition to calling her a “vile, repugnant, and ignorant liar,” Beck took issue with the film critic’s “sanctimonious” attitude that somehow writing a book is more important than actually “living the story.”
“I mean this sincerely – I will fly you first class,” Beck said. “I will put you up at the Four Seasons … You will dine on the finest possible food, and you will come in here and you will sit down and speak these words to Marcus Luttrell. If you have the balls to say what you just said to Marcus Luttrell and back it up, go for it.”
But the multimedia personality predicted that the “coward” of an author will “hide” behind her cherished word processor while “people like Marcus Luttrell are out doing real things.”
Glenn Beck Offers to Pay Amy Nicholson of LA Weekly to Read Lone Survivor Review to Marcus Luttrell
‘Lone Survivor,’ based on the bestselling book by Marcus Luttrell, was in theaters everywhere last weekend. (Photo: ‘Lone Survivor’ Official Trailer)
“And Amy, Marcus is a Texan,” Beck added. “That’s different than an American … He listens and obeys his mother. He treats his wife and all women with respect … You’ll walk into the studio and Marcus will know who you are, and Marcus will hold the door open for you even though … that will drive you out of your mind. He will treat you with respect.”
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But Beck said he doesn’t want to put his friend through any more pain, so he might ask some of Luttrell’s “SEAL buddies, who know the story,” to sit in on the broadcast in Luttrell’s place.
That way, Beck said, “Marcus doesn’t have to hear it, as you defame and discredit his friends and what they did.”
“Should be an interesting broadcast, should Amy decide to take us up,” he concluded.
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UPDATE: Nicholson has responded to “Glenn Beck listeners” on Twitter. Her tweet is below:
Glenn Beck listeners: My review calls the SEALS heroes. My problems were with the director, not Luttrell:
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