Reply #20: UPI Aug 7, "Pfc. Lynch withdraws cooperation for movie" [View All]

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http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030807-081143-3867r.htm
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch has reportedly pulled out of a proposed deal with NBC for a television movie about her ordeal during the war in Iraq.

The New York Times said the Thursday decision followed by just one day an agreement between network executives and Lynch that would have paid her an undisclosed fee for her participation in the movie, which is due to start production in two weeks.
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http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2003/July/25/LNtop1b.htm
LOS ANGELES -- NBC said it envisions its Jessica Lynch TV movie as an action-adventure with the Iraqi lawyer who contributed to her rescue as the hero.

The film, being made without Lynch’s participation, will focus less on her and more on the experience of her Army unit and her rescuers, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker said Thursday.
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The NBC movie is being revised to reflect the latest information, Zucker told the Television Critics Association.

"We’re on the fifth version of that script. We threw the first one out," he said, adding that production is set to begin within days but changes are continuing to be made. The cast wasn’t announced.

He acknowledged that, ultimately, the movie may not offer the definitive account of Lynch’s experience.
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http://newsobserver.com/24hour/nation/story/1037100p-7284169c.html
Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:34PM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Former POW Jessica Lynch is working to establish a foundation that will be intended to help children of active-duty soldiers, her lawyer says.
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Her lawyer, Stephen Goodwin, said Lynch wants to set up the foundation in memory of her best friend, Spc. Lori Piestewa, of Tuba City, Ariz., who was killed in the attack. Piestewa left behind two children, Brandon, 5, and Carla, 3.
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The foundation will be partially funded with proceeds from Lynch's upcoming book, Goodwin said. "I Am a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story" is scheduled for released on Veteran's Day.